These are osteocytes; they are responsible for maintaining the extracellular matrix that forms the bone.
True statements about bones include that bones:give the body a framework; everything is either enclosed within a frame of bones or is attached to bonesallow humans to be weight-bearinghave joints that allow humans specific movementsallow us to sit, climb, wave, turn and go in the opposite directionhave a bone marrowneed calciumcan leach calciumare strong but with enough force can breakcan break horizontally, splinter vertically, or break in a spiralcan repair themselves