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an osteocyte is a bone cell
an osteoblast is specific to the building/production of new bone
Osteocytes are mature bone cells that maintains the bone matrix. Osteoblasts are immature bone cells that secrete organic components of matrix.
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Do osteocytes mature into osteoblasts?
No, osteocytes don't mature into osteoblasts. Osteoblasts mature into osteocytes.
What do osteoblasts change into?
Osteoblasts mature into osteocytes.
What are osteocytes responsible for?
Osteocytes are mature osteoblasts which maintain the bone structure.
What are the squamous cells that develop into osteoblasts?
Osteoprogenitor cells differentiate into osteoblasts. Osteoblasts develop osteocytes.
Do osteocytes become osteoblasts when they are completely surrounded by bony matrix?
As you know, osteoblasts secrete collagen and organic cmpounds upon which bone is formed. Osteoblasts are incapable of mitosis. As Osteoblasts release matrix materials around themselves, they become enveloped by the matrix and at this point differentiate into Osteocytes.
Cells that produce bone tissue are called?
Cells that form bones are called osteoblasts.
What is responsible for reshaping of bone?
osteocytes which are type of osteoblasts .
What kind of cell builds bone?
Osteoclasts (Osteo - bone, clast - make or create)
Do osteocytes produce collagen fibers that span a break?
Osteoblasts
Can osteoblasts divide?
Yes, they divide, and as they divide, they create bone matrix and collagen fibers. As the osteoblasts become surrounded by the bone matrix, it hardens, enclosing the cells in a lacuna, transforming them into osteocytes. Osteocytes cannot divide.
What Bone cells maintain the mineral content of bone?
These are osteocytes; they are responsible for maintaining the extracellular matrix that forms the bone.
What cells responsible for maintaining the daily cellular activities of bone tissue?
Osteoclasts which dissolve old bone cells, Osteoblasts which create new bone cells, and Osteocytes mature bone cells that were once osteoblasts which regulate bone development.
