NON-LAMELLAR AND LAMELLAR BONE – 2
Other examples of the organization of osteocytes in non-lamellar and lamellar bones.
Upper figure – Non-lamellar bone
Osteocytes (highlighted in blue) are distributed irregularly in the bone extracellular matrix.
Lower figure – Lamellar bone
Osteocytes (highlighted in blue) regularly arranged between the layers of bone lamellae.
The 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.