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SLIDE NAME
MH 044 Ground Bone
TISSUE
Tibia
(monkey)
PREPARATION
Ground Bone Section
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27,160 x 28,865 pixels
2.9 GB
FILE SIZE
89 MB
OBJECTIVE
40x
PIXEL SIZE
0.3171 µm
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Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
School of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

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MH 044 Ground Bone

Compact Bone

An alternative technique for examining bone is to saw bone into thin wafers and use abrasive surfaces to produce thin "ground" sections. Organic material is lost leaving only the mineral matrix of bone. The open spaces filled with air appear darker than the mineralized matrix.

  • - parallel layers of mineralized matrix on the surface of bone.
    • - form the outer surface and receive nutrients from blood vessels in the periosteum.
    • - form the inner surface and receive nutrients from blood vessels in the endosteum.
  • Osteons (,,) - composed of concentric layers of mineralized matrix that surround a central canal. (Also see EM 217 Osteon.)
    • Haversian Canals - circular opening at their center.
    • Lacunae - small, lenticular spaces in the surrounding matrix.
  • Volkmann's Canals - openings that run perpendicular to Haversian canals connecting them with the surface (,) and each other (and ). They carry blood vessels and nerve fibers into the Haversian system.

Many structures are easier to identify in sections of ground bone stained with dark dyes to reveal small, open spaces. See MH 202 Ground Bone (Schmorl's stain) and MH 233 Ground Bone (India ink).

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