Microscopic Components
Canaliculi - an extremely narrow tubular passage or channel in compact bone
Chondrocytes - cartilage cell
Lacunae - space or cavity, in bone contains bone cells
Lamella - thin layer, as of bone
Osteoblasts - bone forming cells
Osteoclasts - bone absorbing cells
Osteocytes - bone cells
Osteon - cylindrical units that form the hard shell of a bone
Trabeculae - needlelike threads of spongy bone that surround a network of spaces
