1. 1 Chapter 13

2. 2 FIGURE 13.1 Basic bone histological features. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

3. 3 FIGURE 13.2 Plexiform bone. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

4. 4 FIGURE 13.3 Secondary osteon surrounded by reversal line. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

5. 5 FIGURE 13.4 Differences in primary and secondary osteons. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

6. 6 FIGURE 13.5 Example of measurements taken by imaging software. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

7. 7 FIGURE 13.6 Thin section showing the red pigmentation from the red blood cells in the dentin. Color version of figure is available in the online version of this volume. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

8. 8 FIGURE 13.7 SEM photograph showing a red blood cell located in a dentin tubule. Color version of figure is available in the online version of this volume. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

9. 9 FIGURE 13.8 Bone samples drying prior to embedding. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

10. 10 FIGURE 13.9 Bone samples in peel-away molds with embedding medium. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

11. 11 FIGURE 13.10 Vacuum. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

12. 12 FIGURE 13.11 Embedded bone block attached to the chuck of a microtome. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

13. 13 FIGURE 13.12 Prepared thin section. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

14. 14 FIGURE 13.13 Grinder and polisher. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

15. 15 FIGURE 13.14 Embedded blocks. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

16. 16 FIGURE 13.15 Light microscope. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.