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haversian [ha-ver´shan]
named for the English physician and anatomist Clopton Havers, 1650–1702.
haversian
named after the English physician and anatomist Clopton Havers, 1650-1702.
haversian canal
any of the anastomosing axial channels of the haversian system in compact bone, containing blood and lymph vessels, and nerves.
haversian glands
synovial villi.
haversian system
the basic unit of compact bone consisting of a haversian canal and its concentrically arranged cylindrical lamellae. Called also osteon.
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The axial direction is defined according to the Haversian osteons of the cortical bone and according to the spatial main direction of the trabecular structures of cancellous bone.
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These canals are called Haversian canals, which contain blood vessels which transport blood and nutrients to compact bone.
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