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There are three special types of cells that are found only in the bone. These cell names all start with OSTEO because that is the Greek word for bone. OSTEOCLASTS are large cells that dissolve the bone. They come from the bone marrow and are related to white blood cells.
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.