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bone cells respond by removing Ca2+ from the blood and storing it in the bone
kidney cells respond by increasing the excretion of Ca2+
Both types of cells have surface receptors for calcitonin.
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bone cell
Osteoblast
Bowman's Capsule
Found at the end of a kidney nephron, it contains the glomerulus and functions in filtration.
Covered in Lab 16 Rat Respiratory and Circulatory Systems ...
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bone cells The hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates; composed chiefly of calcium salts. Also called bone (osseous) tissue.
Bone os, G. osteon = bone.
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osteocytes Bone cells that lay down new bone; found in the concentric layers of compact bone. Bone cell, a type of connective tissue. PICTURE ...
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Osteocyte a bone cell
(osteo = bone; cyto = cell)
Ovary "female" plant structure in which female gametophytes are produced and seeds develop or female animal structure in which eggs form
(ova = egg) ...
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Bone cells include osteoblasts, so called Bone Lining Cells, osteocytes and osteoclasts. Osteoblasts are typically viewed as bone forming cells.
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[Gr. osteon - bone; Gr. kytos - a hollow vessel, modern usage: cyt- denotes a cell] A mature bone cell derived from an osteoblast and located within a lacuna.
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