In life these canaliculi held the processes of osteocytes thus permitting diffusion of nutrients from the central blood vessels to the outer lamellae of the Haversian system.

• 生活状态下，这些腔内有骨细胞和其突起，，这些结构可使营养成分由中央管向外周扩散，营养整个哈佛氏系统内的骨细胞。