chapter 7- Bone cells and bone tissue

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What are the four main bone cell types?

Osteogenic cells, osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts.

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What do osteogenic cells do?

Develop into bone-forming cells.

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What do osteoblasts do?

Build new bone.

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What do osteocytes do?

Maintain bone tissue.

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What do osteoclasts do?

Break down bone.

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What gives bone hardness?

Inorganic minerals,

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What gives bone flexibility and tensile strength?

Collagen in the organic matrix.

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What is compact bone?

Dense bone tissue organized into osteons.

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What is spongy bone?

Porous bone tissue organized into trabeculae.

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What does red bone marrow do?

produces blood cells.

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What does yellow bone do

stores fat