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Bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood?
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What are bones cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood called?
Bone cells that liquefy the bone matrix and release calcium into the blood are called Osteoclasts. Immature or matrix depositing bone cells are called osteoblasts.
Bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood are called?
Osteoclasts
How can you say bones are dynamic structure?
Bones are dynamic in the sense that they are constantly being broken down and built back up. When blood calcium levels are low, cells called osteoclasts break down bone matrix and release the calcium into the blood. When blood calcium levels are high, cells called osteoblasts take calcium out of the blood and use it the built bone matrix.
What are bone cells that respond to the parathyroid hormone to destroy bone matrix and release calcium into the blood?
An osteoclast.
What chemical causes a decrease in the blood calcium level?
The parathyroid glands (4 of them) secrete parathyroid hormone to increase blood calcium. When the parathyroid glands detect low blood calcium levels, they secrete more parathyroid hormone, which causes the bones to release calcium to the bloodstream, thereby increasing blood calcium levels.
What happens when blood calcium is low?
When the blood calcium is low, the bones in the body release calcium to supplement it. This is a condition which is known as hypocalcemia.
Bone remodeling is critical in maintaining?
Osteoclasts which break down existing bone matrix and osteoblasts which lay down new bone matrix in areas that are under the greatest stress such as gravity or where muscles pull on bones.
When there is too little calcium in the blood which cells begin resorption of bone to release calcium to the blood?
Osteoclast
What is another name for calcium salt in bone?
Another name for Calcium salts in bone is hydroxyapatite. The extracellular mix in blood called plasma is the matrix.
How does the thyroid gland effect calcium regulation?
"The amount of calcium in the blood is regulated by two organs: thyroid and parathyroid glands. Each gland produces hormones by sensing the amount of calcium in the blood. When calcium is high in the blood, the thyroid gland produces calcitonin, which results in the removal of excess calcium from the blood. When calcium is low in the blood, the parathyroid gland produces parathyroid hormone, which causes the release of calcium from bone into the blood."
What is the matrix in blood called?
The matrix of blood is called plasma
What substance from the blood makes bone hard?
The strength and rigidity of the bone is a result of the inorganic salts deposited in the matrix. Matrix is basically just large amount of non-cellular materials, which is what your bones are made of.
