Developing bone, rabbit (labels) - histology illustration

Part of a longitudinal section of the developing femur of a rabbit. a. Flattened cartilage cells. b. Enlarged cartilage cells. c, d. Newly formed bone. e. Osteoblasts. f. Giant cells or osteoclasts. g, h. Shrunken cartilage cells. (From â'Atlas of Histology,â Klein and Noble Smith.)

Histology illustration courtesy of Gray's Anatomy.