Electron Micrographs

Examine the electron Micrographs so that you understand the ultrastructural equivalents of the structures you have seen under the microscope.

Osteoclast

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Portion of an osteoclast including one of the many nuclei portions of Golgi and many mitochondria. The ruffled border is closely applied to an area of resorbing bone matrix.

Bloom, W and Fawcett, DW, A Textbook of Histology 10th ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1975, p. 261..

Active Osteoblasts lining the bone surface

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Active Osteoblasts lining the bone surface

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