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The osteon units of bone are made up of Haversian canals (HC) and Volkmann canals (VC), which run perpendicular to the long axes of osteons and connect adjacent Haversian canals. internal structure of a human long bone
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Also Known As substantia compacta • cortical bone

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The osteon units of bone are made up of Haversian canals (HC) and Volkmann canals (VC), which run perpendicular to the long axes of osteons and connect adjacent Haversian canals.
internal structure of a human long bone
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