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Description
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Hard, calcified matrix containing many collagen fibers; osteocytes lie in lacunae. Very well vascularized
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Function
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Supports and protects (by enclosing); provides levers for the muscles to act on; stores calcium and other minerals and fat; marrow inside bones is the site for blood cell formation (hematopoiesis)
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Location
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Bones
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