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... bone showing a haversian system , or osteon , in cross section , and adjacent interstitial lamellae . The osteocytes occupy flat lacunae , which appear black in this preparation . Slender canaliculi connect neighbouring canaliculi ...
... bone showing a haversian system , or osteon , in cross section , and adjacent interstitial lamellae . The osteocytes occupy flat lacunae , which appear black in this preparation . Slender canaliculi connect neighbouring canaliculi ...
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... Bone is constantly being resorbed and renewed . Large multinucleate cells , the osteoclasts , often occupy shallow excavations in the surface of bone and are believed to be the active agents of bone resorption . The sizable resorption ...
... Bone is constantly being resorbed and renewed . Large multinucleate cells , the osteoclasts , often occupy shallow excavations in the surface of bone and are believed to be the active agents of bone resorption . The sizable resorption ...
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... bone in the body , the stirrup ( stapes ) bone , with its footplate inserted into an oval - shaped opening called the oval window , leading to the inner ear . The air - water sound barrier , which caused our earliest land - based ...
... bone in the body , the stirrup ( stapes ) bone , with its footplate inserted into an oval - shaped opening called the oval window , leading to the inner ear . The air - water sound barrier , which caused our earliest land - based ...
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