Finger joint, light micrograph

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Polarised light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a finger joint. Within the bone (orange and pink) is bone marrow (grey). Cartilage (purple) covers the surface of the bone. At top is the gap (grey line) between the bones of the joint. Magnification: x400 when printed at 15cm wide.

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Size: 4016px × 6016px
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Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, biological, biology, body, bone, cartilage, finger, healthy, histological, histology, human, joint, light, lm, marrow, micrograph, microscopy, normal, phalanges, phalanx, polarised, polarized, section, sectioned