Bone canals, light micrograph

Credit: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Bone canals. Coloured light micrograph of a section through human compact bone, showing Haversian canals (circular regions). The concentric rings surrounding the Haversian canals are called lamellae. The canals run along the long skeletal bones, and contain blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves. The lamellae are made of compacted collagen fibres and minerals produced by bone-forming cells that are called osteoblasts. The osteoblasts become trapped in the bone matrix at sites called lacunae (small dark spots spaced throughout). Magnification: x200 when printed 10cm wide.

Release details: Model release not required. Property release not required.

Keywords: anatomical, anatomy, biological, biology, bone, canal, canals, circles, collagen, coloured, compact bone, cross-section, false-colour, false-coloured, haversian canal, healthy, histological, histology, human, human body, lacuna, lacunae, lamella, lamellae, layers, light micrograph, light microscope, lm, normal, osteoblasts, people, person, physiological, rings, section, slice, tissue, transverse, whorls

Licence fees: A licence fee will be charged for any media (low or high resolution) used in your project.