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Haversian system

[hə′vər·zhən ‚sis·təm]
(histology)
osteon
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We present a case of postoperative osseous metaplasia in the maxillary sinus that led to the formation of mature bone with a well-developed haversian system and bone marrow.
Osseous metaplasia of the maxillary sinus with formation of a well-developed haversian system and bone marrow
The basic functional unit of mature compact bone is the osteon or Haversian system. In an osteon, the osteocytes are arranged in concentric layers around a central canal, or Haversian canal.
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Microscopically, whale bone has a more pronounced Haversian system (the network of spaces through which blood vessels ramify in bone) throughout the cortex.
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Histological alteration of bone architecture is known to occur with a disorganization of the highly ordered Haversian system, a reduced number of resident osteocytes, and a reduced overall bone mass and density.
Predicting growth in the aging craniofacial skeleton: paper presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identification, FBI, Washington, DC, July 2000
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