Types of bone cells

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Osteogenic cells

Stem cells; only type of bone cell that does mitosis; divide to form osteoblasts I located in periosteum and endosteum

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Osteoblasts

Build new bone; make osteoid (bone matrix); get trapped and become osteocytes; located on periosteum and epiphyseal plates

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Bone matrix

Osteoid (calcium + collagen + water)

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Osteocytes

Mature bone cells; located in compact bone and spongy bone; perform daily functions of bone

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Osteoclasts

Clean away bone; located on the periosteum and endosteum; used during fracture repair and bone growth (clean away old bone from the medullary cavity)