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Canaliculi in bones are cytoplasmic processes between bone cells that form between the bone cells (osteocytes) before the extracellular matrix hardens, or ossifies.
They're basically extensions of the cytoplasm that connect the cells and allow communication and transfer of nutrients between the cells so they don't die.
Anatomically, a canaliculi is any small channel in the body.
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∙ 10y agoCanaliculi are ossified channels that extend from lacunae throughout compact bone. Osteocytic filapodia extend into the canaliculi and form gap junctions with each other, thereby providing a surface for exchange of nitrogenous waste, CO2, and O2.
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∙ 15y agoCanaliculi are small, microscopic canals between the various lacunae of ossified bone. The radiating processes of the osteocytes project into these canals
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What is the answer to a bone building cell?
An osteoblast is a bone building cell. Osteo=bone, blast=build.
Are Osteocyte bone building or bone destroying cell?
It is a bone cell. Osteo=bone+cyte=cell.Osteoblast build bone. Osteo=bone+blast=build.Osteoclasts break bone. -clast=break
What are some diseases caused by the bone cell?
Arthritis, Osteoprosis, Gout, and Muscular Dystrophy are diseases of the bone cell/bone.
How do osteocytes get nutrients?
From the nutrient arteries, to the cells. And it then pass from cell to cell through the canaliculi of their lacunae.
Bone forming cells?
A cell that are bone forming
Which bone contains canaliculi?
canaliculus is a small channel or canal, as in bones, where they connect to lacunae. Lacuna is a small shallow space in the bones in which the osteocytes lie.
What is the function of the canaliculus?
Very small, sometimes microscopic canals are called as canaliculus. They are usually present in bones.
What are the little canals that connect areas of bone cells?
The small canals are called as Haversian canal. They contains the minute blood vessels.
How does a bone cell move?
The bone cell moves through the support of the muscles. The cell muscles will expand and contract which will result into movement of the bone cell.
What important difference between single bone cell and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
What is the answer to a bone building cell?
An osteoblast is a bone building cell. Osteo=bone, blast=build.
Are Osteocyte bone building or bone destroying cell?
It is a bone cell. Osteo=bone+cyte=cell.Osteoblast build bone. Osteo=bone+blast=build.Osteoclasts break bone. -clast=break
Which of following selections lists bones cells in the order from unspecialized stem cell to highly specialized mature bone cell?
The correct order is as follows: Mesenchymal stem cell - an unspecialized stem cell that can differentiate into various cell types, including bone cells. Osteoprogenitor cell - a partially differentiated cell that is committed to becoming a bone cell. Osteoblast - a bone-forming cell that synthesizes and secretes the matrix of bone. Osteocyte - a mature bone cell that maintains the structure and function of bone tissue.
What are some diseases caused by the bone cell?
Arthritis, Osteoprosis, Gout, and Muscular Dystrophy are diseases of the bone cell/bone.
What is one important difference between a single bone and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
Which cell creates a bone cell?
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Is skin and bone a tissue or cell?
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