SCIENCE
SKELETAL SYSTEM
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Question
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Lacunae
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Osteocytes
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Collagen
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Osteon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Osteocytes are cells lying within the bone itself and are ‘entrapped’ osteoblasts. They are post-proliferative, representing the most mature differentiation state of osteoblast lineage. There are about 25, 000 osteocytes per mm3 of bone.
Detailed explanation-2: -osteocyte, a cell that lies within the substance of fully formed bone. It occupies a small chamber called a lacuna, which is contained in the calcified matrix of bone. Osteocytes derive from osteoblasts, or bone-forming cells, and are essentially osteoblasts surrounded by the products they secreted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bone tissue is maintained by bone-forming cells called osteoblasts and cells that break down bone called osteoclasts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Also called WBC and white blood cell.