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Match the bone cell

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Osteoblast
    Right
    Forms new bone matrix
  2. Left
    Osteocyte
    Right
    Maintains the mineral levels
  3. Left
    Osteoclast
    Right
    Resorbs and breaks bone down
  4. Left
    Osteogenic
    Right
    Undifferentiated, makes osteoblasts
  5. Left
    Lacuna
    Right
    The space holding one osteocyte
Instructions
Match each cell to what it does.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_
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