Bone Cells
Long Bone Anatomy
Extracellular Matrix
100

The bone cell type that builds bone

What is an osteoblast

100

Allow blood to travel up and down a bone

What are Haversian (central) canals

100

Secreted by osteoblasts

What is Type I collagen

200

The bone cells analogous to stratum basale cells

What are osteoprogenitor cells

200

Region where osteoblasts form 

What is the inner layer of the periosteum

200

Feedback mechanism by which Calcium Phosphate crystals form

What is positive feedback

300

Born from the fusion of multiple white blood cells

What is an osteoclast

300

The most inner surface of a diaphysis

What is spongy bone

300

Makes the interstitial fluid more viscous

What are proteoglycans

400

Breaks down the organic matrix 

What are hydrolytic enzymes

400

Major difference between juvenile and adult trabeculae 

What is organization

400

Responsible for making bone compressible

What is the hydroxyapatite

500

Responsible for "sealing off" the environment; related to osteoclast

What are podocytes

500

Yellow bone marrow is present where and when

What is the medullary cavity and adult bone

500

The steel-reinforced cables of concrete are analogous to ____ in bone

What are the extracellular Type I collagen fibers

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