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| − | |subtext1= ORGANISATION OF BONE
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| − | [[Image:Haversian system.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Haversian system (Courtesy of RVC Histology images)</center></small>]] | + | |
| − | *'''Haversian canals'''
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| − | **Run longitudinally through the bone
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| − | **Carry anastamosing and branching blood vessels, connecting with bone marrow cavity and periosteum
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| − | **Surrounded by concentric bony '''lamellae'''
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| − | ***Rows of interconnected lacunae within, contain '''osteocytes''' (communicate by channels in young bones)
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| − | *'''Haversion canals + lamellae + osteocytes = Haversion system'''
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