Stanton’s Healthy Home／Bone health starts at the cellular level
Westchester NY Stanton’s Healthy Home.LLC / director Haruko Stanton Your skeleton is full of cells The cells in your bones create everything from new bone to the blood pumping through your heart. But the main focus here will be on the structural components of your bone anatomy. There are three types of cells that help maintain bone integrity. Their names tell us important information about their function. It is important to understand how bone cells operate. Knowing how your bones function can explain how braces straighten teeth and how broken bones heal. Osteoblasts The builder cells of the bone (osteo = bone; blast = germ, grow). Their name literally means bone growth. Osteoblasts make new bone and rebuild old or broken bones. These cube-shaped cells stack like building blocks. When osteoblasts come together, they secrete a flexible material called osteoid . Blood vessels and nearby bone cells deposit calcium and other mineral salts in the osteoid to make it hard and strong. After t...