canaliculi

(noun)

plural form of canaliculus; any of many small canals or ducts in bone or in some plants

Related Terms

Examples of canaliculi in the following topics:

  • Cell Types in Bones

    • They are able to communicate with each other and receive nutrients via long cytoplasmic processes that extend through canaliculi (singular = canaliculus), channels within the bone matrix.

  • Connective Tissues: Bone, Adipose, and Blood

    • Between the lacunae are microchannels called canaliculi; they connect the lacunae to aid diffusion between the cells .
    • Canaliculi are microchannels connecting the lacunae together.

  • Bone

    • Osteons are cylindrical structures that contain a mineral matrix and living osteocytes connected by canaliculi which transport blood.