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osteogenesis
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Process of bone formation also called ossification
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Osteoblast
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Bone Forming Cells
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Osteoclast
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Cells that break down bone matrix
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Epiphysis
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end of long bone attached to the shaft
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compact bone
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external layer of bone
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spongy bone
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internal layer of bone
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periosteum
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connective tissue that covers and nourishes the bone; outer covering of bone
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epiphyseal line
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indicates bone growth has stopped
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articular
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Cartilage found at end of femur or elbow
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primary ossification site
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place in hyaline cartilage where bone formation starts
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osteon
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another name for Haversian canal
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intramembranous ossification
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forms bones of skull and clavicles
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medullary cavity
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surrounds central marrow cavity
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nutrient foramen
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allows blood and nerve fibers to enter bone
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