Haversian canal

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Haversian canal
Diagram of compact bone from a transverse section of a typical long bone's cortex.
Identifiers
FMA	224787
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Haversian canals^[i] (sometimes canals of Havers, osteonic canals or central canals) are a series of microscopic tubes in the outermost region of bone called cortical bone. They allow blood vessels and nerves to travel through them to supply the osteocytes.
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