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Bone

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Bone

Bones are made of a combination of compact bone tissue for strength and spongy bone tissue for compression in response to stresses.

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Cell Types in Bones

The osteoblast, osteoclast, osteocyte, and osteoprogenitor bone cells are responsible for the growing, shaping, and maintenance of bones.

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Bone Development

Intramembranous ossification stems from fibrous membranes in flat bones, while endochondral ossification stems from long bone cartilage.

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Growth of Bone

Long bones lengthen at the epiphyseal plate with the addition of bone tissue and increase in width by a process called appositional growth.

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Bone Remodeling and Repair

Bone is remodeled through the continual replacement of old bone tissue, as well as repaired when fractured.

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