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Cartilage
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Elastic substance attaching to the end of some bones
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Hematopoiesis
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Process of blood cell formation
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Joint
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Place where two bones come together
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
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Hormone that helps to maintain property level of Ca in the body
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Stem cells
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Cells in the blood from which all other cells are formed
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Achilles tendon
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Tendon that connects with gastrocnemius muscle to the heel bone
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Collagen
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Hard protein substance formed to provide strength to tissue
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Medullary cavity
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Central cavity of a bone
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Osteoblast
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Bone-building cells
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Osteoclast
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Bone-reabsorbing cells
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Osteocyte
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Mature bone cells providing hardness to bone, maintains bone matrix
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Epiphyseal plate (growth plate)
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Area at each end of a long bone responsible for growth
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Ossification
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Formation of bone
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Bone marrow
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Connective tissue and blood vessels that fills the cavities of bones manufacturing RBCs and WBCs
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Bone matrix
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Fluids and collagen that make up bone tissue
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