Ch.6 Flashcards
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Osteocytes
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Help maintain the bone
Inactive cells but secrete Chemicals to maintain the ECM
They also recruit osteoblast to build up areas where bone is under tension
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Osteoblast
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Build bone cells and perform bone despostion in which they secrete organic matrix and aid in the formation of the inorganic matrix.
Are immature cells
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Osteoclasts
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Look like jellyfish
Large and multinucleated cells
