Micro World

Human Osteocyte: quanto misura?

Human Osteocyte: il diametro è di circa 25 µm.

Cosa viene misurato: mature bone cell with processes, cell body diameter

Human Osteocyte (25 µm) in scala accanto a a cloud droplet (20 µm) e a human hair (70 µm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Cloud droplet (20 µm), Human Osteocyte (25 µm) e Human hair (70 µm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • A little wider than a cloud droplet
  • About 2 would fit across a human hair
  • As wide as about 3 red blood cells side by side
  • About 4 would fit across a human egg cell
  • About 13× the length of an E. coli bacterium

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Curiosità: Human Osteocyte

Osteocytes live inside tiny bone cavities called lacunae and connect to neighbors via long cytoplasmic processes.

Fonte: Histology Atlas: Bone Tissue; Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts et al.

Micro World

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Human Osteocyte
Human Dendritic Cell15 µm0,6×
HeLa Cell20 µm0,8×
Cellulose Fiber20 µm0,8×
Human Erythroblast20 µm0,8×
Human Goblet Cell20 µm0,8×
Thalassiosira Diatom20 µm0,8×
Human Hepatocyte25 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Human Osteocyte25 µmquesta pagina
Dandelion Pollen Grain35 µm1,4×
Taenia solium Egg35 µm1,4×

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