Bone Growth Flashcards
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Bone growth
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Also know as ossification.
Happens at growth plate to lengthen bone.
Section of cartilage and as the cells divide, the old cells get pushed into the bone and then they are replaced with bone ossification.
Osteoclasts clear away the old bone and remove old calcium.
Osteoblast rebuild new bone and increase the calcium and collagen store.
Osteoblasts form osteocytes which form matrix.
Creates strong bone and longer bone
