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  2. Haversian canal - Wikipedia

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    Each Haversian canal generally contains one or two capillaries and many nerve fibres. The channels are formed by concentric layers called lamellae , which are approximately 50 μm in diameter . The Haversian canals surround blood vessels and nerve cells throughout bones and communicate with osteocytes (contained in spaces within the dense bone ...

  3. Osteon - Wikipedia

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    Each osteon consists of concentric layers, or lamellae, of compact bone tissue that surround a central canal, the Haversian canal. The Haversian canal contains the bone's blood supplies. The boundary of an osteon is the cement line. Each Haversian canal is surrounded by varying number (5-20) of concentrically arranged lamellae of bone matrix.

  4. Port of Brownsville - Wikipedia

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    Location; Country: United States: Location: Brownsville, Texas: Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USBRO [2]: Details; Operated by: Brownsville Navigation District: Size: 260 m (850 ft) LOA x 41 m (135 ft) x 13 m (42 ft): No. of berths: 20 [1]: Draft depth: 42 ft (13 m): Port Director & CEO: William Dietrich [3]: Commissioners: Esteban Guerra Sergio Tito Lopez John Reed John Wood Ernesto Gutierrez [4 ...

  5. Volkmann's canal - Wikipedia

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    Volkmann's canals, also known as perforating holes or channels, are anatomic arrangements in cortical bones that allow blood vessels to enter the bones from periosteum.They interconnect the Haversian canals (running inside osteons) with each other and the periosteum.

  6. List of canals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: Cook County, Will County: IL: 28 mi (45 km) Part of the Illinois Waterway: Clam Lake Canal: Cadillac: MI: 0.33 mi (0.53 km) Corpus Christi Ship Channel: Corpus Christi: TX: Cumberland and Oxford Canal: Naples: ME: 0.04 mi (0.064 km) Only the Songo Lock is still in use Delcambre Canal: Iberia Parish: LA: 12 mi ...

  7. Category:Canals in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 09:54 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. List of canals in Texas - Wikipedia

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    See Texas Irrigation Canals. Franklin Canal (Texas) Riverside Canal (El Paso) American Canal This page was last edited on 9 August 2024, at 16:23 (UTC). Text is ...

  9. Nutrient canal - Wikipedia

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    The nutrient canal (foramen) is directed away from the growing end of bone. The growing ends of bones in upper limb are upper end of humerus and lower ends of radius and ulna. In lower limb, the lower end of femur and upper end of tibia are the growing ends. [1] The nutrient arteries along with nutrient veins pass through this canal.