Other types of raised skin bumps can be caused by skin cancer. There are several types of skin cancer, all requiring medical management and treatment: Actinic keratosis is a precancerous skin condition characterized by scaly, crusty spots on areas of sun-exposed skin, such as hands, arms, or face.
osteocyte[osâ²tÄ-Å-sÄ«tâ²] Type:Term. Definitions. 1. A cell of osseous tissue that occupies a lacuna and has cytoplasmic processes that extend into canaliculi and make contact by means of gap junctions with the processes of other osteocytes.
Osteocytes will be found enclosed in bone. Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing cells (-clast means to break; osteoclasts break down bone). They are large, multinucleate cells that form through the fusion of precursor cells.steoblasts are bone-forming cells. They are connective tissue cells found at the surface of bone. They can be stimulated to proliferate and differentiate as osteocytes. Osteocytes are bone cells. Osteocytes manufacture type I collagen and other substances that make up the bone extracellular matrix.