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What makes up the living tissue of bone?
Osteocytes
- Most abundant bone cells
- Embedded within the bone matrix
- Maintain the bone matrix
- Communicate with each other through tiny channels called canaliculi
Osteoblasts
- Bone-forming cells
- Synthesize and secrete the bone matrix
- Located on the surface of the bone
Osteoclasts
- Bone-resorbing cells
- Break down the bone matrix
- Located on the surface of the bone
Bone marrow
- Soft tissue that fills the marrow cavity
- Produces blood cells
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