Trabecula
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A trabecula is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod that supports or anchors a framework of parts within a body or organ. A trabecula generally has a me
Inside of a bone showing the trabecular structure
A typical carcinoid tumor of the lung showing a trabecular pattern of elongated groups of cells.
Normal and pathological trabecular bone structures
Bone
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A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, help regulate acid-ba
Trabecula
…bone. In the heart, muscles form trabeculae carneae and septomarginal trabeculae, and the left atrial appendage has a tubular trabeculated structure. Cancellous bone is formed from groupings of trabeculated bone tissue. In cross section, trabeculae of a cancellous bone can look like septa, but in three dimensions…
A bone dating from the Pleistocene Ice Age of an extinct species of an elephant, possibly a mammoth
A scanning electronic micrograph of a Wistar rat's bone at 10,000× magnification
Structure of a long bone
Cross-section details of a long bone