ribonucleic acid, RNA (noun). (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell.
Osteocytes â mature osteoblasts. Osteoclasts â bone-destroying cells. Compact bone A structural unit of a compact bone is called an osteon (or Haversian system). Osteon â cylindrical structure oriented parallel to bone's long axis.Osteon consists of hollow tubes, one inside the other, called lamella.steocytes â mature osteoblasts. Osteoclasts â bone-destroying cells. Compact bone A structural unit of a compact bone is called an osteon (or Haversian system). Osteon â cylindrical structure oriented parallel to bone's long axis.Osteon consists of hollow tubes, one inside the other, called lamella.
Each cylindrical unit within compact bone is an entire haversian system. The system includes lamellae, osteocytes, lacunae, canaliculi and a haversian canal. Lamellae are the thin layers that compile and eventually form bone.aversian canals occur in the center of compact bone and contain blood vessels, connective tissues, nerve fibers and lymphatic vessels. Osteons, or the structure that forms compact bone, surround these canals and are the outer component of the haversian system.