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Osteocyte cells maintain and monitor the mineral content of the surrounding matrix.
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What is the difference between adipocyte and a osteocyte?
Mature bone cell; maintains bone but does not produce new bone tissue.
What is calcium nickname?
The bone mineral. The most abundant mineral in the body
What is calcium phosphate?
Calcium phosphate is the main mineral from which bone is comprised.
Is a bone a rock?
Bone is made of calcium, calcium is a mineral. But animal / human bone is still not a mineral. a mineral is 1. naturally formed, 2. inorganic 3. solid 4. with a specific chemical composition and 5. has characteristic crystal structure so a bone violates the second and fith characteristics
What happens through the action of osteoclasts?
Osteoclasts are responsible for bone resorption or the breakdown of bone tissue. They secrete enzymes and acids that dissolve the mineral component of bone, allowing the release of stored calcium and other minerals into the bloodstream. This process helps maintain calcium homeostasis, remodel damaged bone, and play a role in bone growth and repair.
Bone cells called blank maintain the mineral content of a bone?
Osteocyte
Why is the bone in our bodt hard?
High mineral content (calcium salts).
What happens to the mineral content in the bone during prolonged bout of exercise?
they decrease
What is bmc stands for in body analysis?
BMC stands for Bone Mineral Content. It is a measurement used in body composition analysis to assess the amount of mineral content in bones, providing information about bone density and strength.
What Bone cells maintain the mineral content of bone?
These are osteocytes; they are responsible for maintaining the extracellular matrix that forms the bone.
What is a bone density test?
Scroll down to related links and look at "Bone density - Wikipedia".It's a test for quantitative measurement of the mineral content of bone, used as an indicator of the structural strength of the bone and as a screen for osteoporosis.
What has the author E Spring written?
E. Spring has written: 'X-ray absorption measurements of bone mineral content' -- subject(s): Bone densitometry, Effect of radiation on, Minerals in the body, Bone
Why a bone is not a mineral?
its not a mineral
What is a density test?
Scroll down to related links and look at "Bone density - Wikipedia".It's a test for quantitative measurement of the mineral content of bone, used as an indicator of the structural strength of the bone and as a screen for osteoporosis.
Who discovered the osteocyte cell?
Osteocytes are responsible for the maintenance and turnover of mineral content of surrounding bone. They are found in the flattened lacunae of bone tissue.
What is the mineral substance in bone?
Hydroxylapatite is the mineral substance in bone. It is a calcium compound.
Which mineral decress in body during in jurny of space?
Long term space flight has an effect upon bone mineral content. The effect on the minerals depends on how long the space ah, "jurny" is.
