GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteocytes are sensitive to mechanical strain, and in response to such stresses, communicate with surface osteoblasts and osteoclasts via a complex network of neuron-like processes referred to as canaliculi.

Detailed explanation-2: -By means of these canaliculi, nutrients and waste products are exchanged to maintain the viability of the osteocyte. Osteocytes are the most abundant type of cell in mature bone tissue. They also are long-lived, surviving as long as the bone they occupy exists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Long processes from the osteocyte lie in small channels called canaliculi (small canals). These are channels for the transport for nutrients and waste.