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Haversian canal
Series of microscopic tubes in the cortical bone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haversian canals[lower-roman 1] (sometimes canals of Havers, osteonic canals or central canals) are a series of microscopic tubes in the outermost region of bone called cortical bone. They allow blood vessels and nerves to travel through them to supply the osteocytes.
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![]() Diagram of compact bone from a transverse section of a typical long bone's cortex. | |
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