canaliculi
(noun)
plural form of canaliculus; any of many small canals or ducts in bone or in some plants
Examples of canaliculi in the following topics:
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Cell Types in Bones
- They are able to communicate with each other and receive nutrients via long cytoplasmic processes that extend through canaliculi (singular = canaliculus), channels within the bone matrix.
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Connective Tissues: Bone, Adipose, and Blood
- Between the lacunae are microchannels called canaliculi; they connect the lacunae to aid diffusion between the cells .
- Canaliculi are microchannels connecting the lacunae together.
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Bone
- Osteons are cylindrical structures that contain a mineral matrix and living osteocytes connected by canaliculi which transport blood.