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What is fact #1 of bone?

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Has very little ground substance

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What does the matrix consist of?

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Consists of hard calcium compounds and collagen

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What is fact #2 about bone?

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Strong and resilient to shattering

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What are osteocytes?

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They are bone cells

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What does lacunae surround?

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Surrounds blood vessels

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How do osteocytes get nutrients?

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They get nutrients through cytoplasmic extensions that reach blood vessels and other osteocytes

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What is a canaliculi?

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A branching network in which extensions run through

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What is periosteum?

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Surrounds the bone

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What is fact #3 about bone?

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It is easily repaired compared to cartilage

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