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| beams or rods of bone in spongy bone, organized according to stress |
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| a mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the bone matrix |
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| mononucleate cells that are responsible for bone formation |
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| large multinucleate cells that extract enzymes and calcium from bone |
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| tight, fibrous outer layer of bone. osteoblasts are directly beneath this layer |
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| hyaline cartilage that is located at the ends of bones |
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| production of bone that starts out as cartilage (usually hyaline) |
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| direct laying done of new bone cells by osteoblasts (no cartilage present, just condensed connective tissues) |
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| fundamental functional unit of compact bone |
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| thin layer of connective tissue that lines the inner cavity of long bones |
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