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Are cells that digest old bone in preparation for new bone growth?
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∙ 13y ago
Osteoclasts. They are a type of phagocytic cell, similar to the macrophage.
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∙ 7y agoOsteoclasts (bone breakers) break down bone so new bone can form ( using osteoblasts). This is a form of remodeling that occurs all the time. You exercise more and those muscles pull on the bones and they respond by forming more and denser bone. You lay around all day and the bones get thinner.
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∙ 13y agoOsteoclasts are the cells that "digest" bone.
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∙ 12y agoOsteoclasts. They are a type of phagocytic cell, similar to the macrophage.
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∙ 7y agoOsteoclasts break down bone.
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What Secrete enzymes that digest bones?
Osteoclasts (bone digesting cells)
A mineral needed by bone cells?
A mineral needed by bone cells is called calcium. It is essential for structure, strength, and growth of the bones and bone cells.
What cell removes bone matrix?
Osteoclasts are cells that degrade bone. Osteoblasts are the cells that build bonesSome bone cells deposit bone and some reabsorb bone tissue.
What is the medical term of tumor of the bone?
OsteomaA benign bone tumor is an abnormal growth of noncancerous cells.
What type of cells does the periosteum containe?
Growth cells.
How have bone cells adapted to their function?
It depends on what sort of bone cell you are talking about. Osteoblasts are specialized in so far as they form new bone only, osteoclasts digest bone for remodeling however cannot form new bone. However, there are other cells in bone, such as hemaotpoietic stem cells in the bone marrow that are only specialized in so far as they produce blood cells.
Interstitial bone growth in long bones?
Interstitial growth is the interior growth of a part or straucture such that they push the already formed outer cells outward. This type of growth is absent in bones.
What does the periosteum supply the bone cells?
The periosteum porects the bone from surrounding structures, anchors blood vessels and nerves to the surface of the bone, and provides stem cells for bone width growth and fracture repair. (McKinley, Michael. Human Anatomy. McGraw-Hill. 2008. p151)
What does the Periosteum supply the bone cells with?
The periosteum porects the bone from surrounding structures, anchors blood vessels and nerves to the surface of the bone, and provides stem cells for bone width growth and fracture repair. (McKinley, Michael. Human Anatomy. McGraw-Hill. 2008. p151)
What is the cancer of the bone?
Bone marrow cancer is defined as the cancerous growth of cell or malignant cells which develop in the blood forming cells of the bone marrow which is the soft tissue in the center of the bones in the body. It is important to note that bone marrow cancer includes leukemias, multiple myeloma, and others.
Which event must occur first in appositional growth of bones?
The first event in appositional growth of bones is the activation of osteogenic cells, also known as osteoblasts. These cells become active in response to various factors such as hormones or mechanical stress. Once activated, osteoblasts start depositing new bone matrix on the outer surface of existing bone, leading to an increase in bone thickness.
Area where bone growth takes place?
the physiological zones of bone growth is a logical growth between the bone and the osteoclasts.
