NON-LAMELLAR AND LAMELLAR BONE – 2
Other figures showing the differencent organization of osteocytes in non-lamellar and lamellar bones.
Upper figure – Non-lamellar bone
Osteocytes (highlighted in blue) distributed irregularly in the bone extracellular matrix.
Lower figure – Lamellar bone
Osteocytes (highlighted in blue) organized in rows between bone lamellae.
The dense layer of dense regular connective dissue that lines the outer surface of the bone is the periosteum.
Non-lamellar bone. Staining: HE. Medium magnification.
Lamellar bone. Staining: HE. Medium magnification.