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The haversian canals are used to transport oxygen to the bone cells. It also contains the nerves for the bones.

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Haversian canals are located?

Haversian canals branch into the compact bone, they caring blood vesels which nourish the osteocytes.


What part of the bone does nerves and blood vessels are found?

In compact (dense) bone, the nerves and blood vessels run through conduits known as the Haversian Canals. These are connected to the bone cells by canaliculi channels.


Does spongy bone genrally have central canals?

No, the canals are present in the compact bone (surrounds the spongy bone) and are called Haversian canals.


What is the network of tubes that runs through the compact bone called?

The Haversian canals


What is the function of haversian canals?

The Haversian canals carry blood vessels and nerves to and from the bone.


Haversian canals are characteristic of which tissue?

Haversian canals are characteristic of compact bone tissue. They are interconnected channels within the bone that contain blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels, allowing for the exchange of nutrients and waste products within the bone.


Small channels in compact bone that contain blood vessels are called?

Haversian canals


6.   Blood vessels lymphatic vessels and nerves travel through compact bone via the        A. canaliculi.   B. lacunae.   C. lamella.   D. haversian canals.?

6. Blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves travel through compact bone via theA. canaliculi. B. lacunae. C. lamella. D. haversian canals.


What are series of bone canals containing blood vessels?

Haversian Canals


What do haversian canals contain?

They are part of the microscopic structure of compact bone. Compact bone is solid, dense, and smooth.The structural unit of compact bone is the Haversian system or Osteon. These are elongated cylinders cemented together to form the long axis of a bone.Components of Haversian system consists of osteocytes (spider-shaped bone cells that lie in "lacunae") that have laid down a matrix of collagen and calcium salts in concentric lamellae (layers) around a central Haversian canal containing blood vessels and nerves.Each system has communicating canals within compact bone with other systems.


What are the tiny tunnels in the compact bones called?

Haversian canals .. Any of the tiny, interconnecting, longitudinal channels in bone tissue through which blood vessels, nerve fibers, and lymphatics pass.


What do the Haversian canals contain?

Haversian canals contain blood vessels and nerves that supply nutrients to the osteocytes (bone cells) within the compact bone tissue. They also facilitate communication between different parts of the bone and help with the removal of waste products.