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Mesenchymal Cell |
"Multi-potent" connective tissue cells. A type of "stem cell". |
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Collagen |
A flexible connective protein cell. |
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Osteoid |
Unmineralized "pre-bone" collagen. |
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Osteoblast |
Specialized mesenchymal cell that deposits hydroxyapatite (calcium and phosphorus). |
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Osteocyte |
An osteoblast that is surrounded and encased by its hydroxyapatite secretions. |
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Trabecula |
A rod-shaped "strut" of bone. Part of the microscopic "framework" that will become the "spongy" looking parts of the bone. |
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Periosteum |
Dense connective tissue surrounding bone. |
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Vascularized |
Connected to blood vessels. |
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Lamellae |
Overlapping rectangular "plates" of flat, compact bone. |
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Diploë |
Gaps in the trabecular bone where red marrow forms. |
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Epiphysial Line |
Indentation of lamellar bone at the point where epiphysis fused to diaphysis. Visible through periosteum for most of adulthood. |
