Description
The artistic piece illustrates the appearance of an osteon (Haversian system) in 3D. The osteon is the unit or building brick of compact bone tissue and consists of a column of bone with layered subunits called lamellae. The lamellae consist of calcium, phosphate, and hydroxyl ions which form a compound called hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3(OH) – seen in this image o as shades of white and gray overlay. The hydroxyapatite gives bone its hardness. The lamella also contains type I collagen fibers. The Haversian canal is the space seen in the middle of the osteon that contains connecting vessels.
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