Assertion: osteocyte's lacuna | /r/MadeOf | the cell body
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text: This suggests that, as an osteoblast differentiates from a surface lining cell to an osteocyte embedded in bone matrix, it is likely programed to incorporate into the pre-existing LCS network via a specified number of canaliculi, and the number is likely determined mainly by the surface area of the lacuna containing the cell body.
text: The lacunae contain the cell bodies and from these cell bodies, long, slender cytoplasmic processes radiate in all directions, with the highest density perpendicular to the bone surface.