Bone Cells Flashcards

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Osteoprogenitor Cells

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Stem cells from mesenchyme, found in endosteum and periosteum, produce either another stem cell or an osteoblast

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Osteoblast

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Forms bone matrix, “builds bone,” differentiates into osteocytes

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Osteocytes

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Maintain the bone matrix and communicate with osteoblasts which deposit further bone matrix

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Osteoclasts

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Large, multinuclear cells that dissolve bone.

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What and what have opposite effects on bone density and serum calcium?

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Osteoclasts and osteoblasts

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Epiphysis

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An expanded, knobby region at the end of a long bone

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Diaphysis

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Shaft of a long bone

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Metaphysis

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portion between the diaphysis and epiphysis

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