bone remodeling

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Diagram illustrating the stages of bone remodeling, showing bone-lining cells, osteoclasts breaking down bone, mononuclear cells, osteoblasts building new bone, osteocytes embedded in bone, and the transition from old to new bone.

Cross-sectional diagram of a human long bone showing labeled regions involved in bone growth and remodeling, including the growth plate, ossification centers, bone marrow, and areas where bone is added or resorbed.

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Diagram illustrating the stages of bone remodeling, showing bone-lining cells, osteoclasts breaking down bone, mononuclear cells, osteoblasts building new bone, osteocytes embedded in bone, and the transition from old to new bone.

Bone remodeling

The ongoing process of synthesis and destruction that gives bone its mature structure...

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Cross-sectional diagram of a human long bone showing labeled regions involved in bone growth and remodeling, including the growth plate, ossification centers, bone marrow, and areas where bone is added or resorbed.

Growth of human bone

Bone remodeling and growth.

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