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osteoblasts, or "bone builders" help to lay new deposits, while osteoclasts, or "bone clearers,' break them down. ( so osteoblasts and osteoclasts)

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What is the shape of the chief cells of the bone?

The shape of the chief cells of a bone are in various shapes.


What is the shape of bone cells?

Rectangles & some lines.


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yes, i think. how can it be call bone cells if its outside the bone??


What is it called to alter a shape?

deform


Cells are defined as?

Bone cells that resorb bone tissue.


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osteoclasts are cells that dissolve bone cells.


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