GENERAL ANATOMY
SKELETAL ANATOMY
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Question
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a bone building cell
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a bone destroying cell
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a bone marrow cell
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a bone cell surrounded by a matrix
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Detailed explanation-1: -The osteocytes are located within lacunae surrounded by mineralized bone matrix, wherein they show a dendritic morphology [15, 55, 56] (Figures 3(a)–3(d)). The morphology of embedded osteocytes differs depending on the bone type.
Detailed explanation-2: -The osteon consists of a central canal called the osteonic (haversian) canal, which is surrounded by concentric rings (lamellae) of matrix. Between the rings of matrix, the bone cells (osteocytes) are located in spaces called lacunae.
Detailed explanation-3: -Osteocytes form an extensive lacunocanalicular network within the mineralized collagen type I matrix, with cell bodies residing within lacunae, and cell/dendritic processes within channels called canaliculi.