MATCHING Match Each Term with Its Corresponding Definition or Explanation

Question

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Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation.
-bone-building cells
A)hematopoiesis
B)diaphysis
C)epiphyses
D)periosteum
E)endosteum
F)osteocytes
G)osteoclasts
H)osteoblasts
I)osteon
J)trabeculae

Accepted Answer

Cells responsible for creating new bone tissue, also known as bone-forming cells.

Answer: A 
 The process of blood cell formation, which occurs primarily in the red bone marrow.

Answer: B 
 The long, cylindrical main portion of a bone.

Answer: C 
 The rounded ends of long bones, often covered in articular cartilage and serving as joints.

Answer: D 
 Tough, fibrous tissue covering the outer surface of bone.

Answer: E 
 Thin layer of tissue lining the inner surface of bone.

Answer: F 
 Mature bone cells responsible for day-to-day maintenance and repair of bone tissue.

Answer: G 
 Cells responsible for breaking down and removing old or damaged bone tissue.

Answer: I 
 The basic structural unit of mature bone tissue, consisting of a central canal and surrounding layers of bone matrix.

Answer: J 
 Thin, branching columns of bone tissue found within spongy bone.

MATCHINGMatch each term with its corresponding definition or explanation.-bone-building cells

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