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Appositional growth
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Growth of bone or cartilage due to the addition of bony matrix or cartilage to the outer surface
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Canaliculi
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"little canals" that connect lacunae and osteocytes to each other
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Chondroblast
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Immature cartilage cell; responsible for matrix production
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Chondrocyte
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Mature cartilage cell; trapped in lacunae
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Endosteum
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Cellular membrane lining spicules, trabeculae, canals, and medullary cavity of bone
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Harversian canal (central canal)
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Canal lined with endosteum to supply blood vessels, lymphatic vessel, and nerve to bone
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Hypertrophy
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Enlargement of cells
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Interstitial growth
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Cartilage growth due to mitosis of chondrocytes (may occur along epiphyseal plate of long bone to increase bone length)
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Lacunae
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Small cavity (often houses cartilage or bone cells)
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Lamellae
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Concentric rings or tubes of bone matrix
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Mesenchymal cell
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Embryonic connective tissue cell; gives rise to all other connective tissue
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Ossification
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Process of bone formation
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Osteoblast
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Immature, matrix producing bone cell
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Osteoclast
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Cells that act to reabsorb or breakdown bone tissue
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Osteocyte
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Mature bone cell (usually trapped in lacunae)
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