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| ***Promoted by growth factors | | ***Promoted by growth factors |
| ***Have receptors for PTH | | ***Have receptors for PTH |
| + | ****They contract in response -> space for osteoclasts to attach |
| **'''Osteocytes''' | | **'''Osteocytes''' |
| ***Osteoblasts that have become surrounded by mineralised bone matrix | | ***Osteoblasts that have become surrounded by mineralised bone matrix |
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| ***Regulate composition of bone fluid | | ***Regulate composition of bone fluid |
| **'''Osteoclasts''' | | **'''Osteoclasts''' |
− | ***Large, often multinucleated cells | + | ***Histologically: |
− | ***Acidophilic cytoplasm | + | ****Large, often multinucleated cells |
| + | ****Acidophilic cytoplasm |
| ***Derived from haematopoietic stem cells | | ***Derived from haematopoietic stem cells |
− | ***Responsible for bone resorption (have a brush border for this) | + | ***Responsible for bone resorption |
| + | ****Firstly dissolve mineral followed by collagen |
| + | ****Use brush border for this |
| ***Sit in bone surface depression - '''Howship's lacuna''' | | ***Sit in bone surface depression - '''Howship's lacuna''' |
| + | ***Do <u>not</u> have receptors for PTH |
| + | ***Have receptors for calcitonin |
| + | ****Involute their brush border in response |
| + | ****Detach from bone surface |
| *'''Matrix''': | | *'''Matrix''': |
| **Osteoid | | **Osteoid |