Skeletal system: osteoclasts, blasts, and cytes
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osteoclasts
remove bone fragments/debris during fracture healing
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osteocytes
mature osteoblasts, trapped in the matrix they once deposited
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osteoblasts
add calcium phosphate to the matrix
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osteoclasts
largest of bone cells, contain many nuclei and a ruffled membrane
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osteocytes
basic bone cells
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osteoclasts
bone-dissolving cells
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osteoblasts
produce collagen
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osteocytes
possess canaliculi
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osteoblasts
bone-building cells
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