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They are encased in mineralized bone matrix. So basically it is embedded in bone.
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What is a mature osteoblast?
An osteocyte
What is a osteocyte?
Osteocytes is red blood cells
What is the scientific name for a bone cell?
Osteocyte.
What is another name for the living cells of bone?
osteocyte
Is an osteocyte a plant cell or animal cell?
go f yourself :)
Who discovered the osteocyte cell?
Osteocytes are responsible for the maintenance and turnover of mineral content of surrounding bone. They are found in the flattened lacunae of bone tissue.
Body parts starting with the letter O?
I will list 5 words that are found in or related to the human body to get you started: * oculomotor nerve * oocyte/ovum * orbital bone * osteocyte * oxyhemoglobin
Bone cells called blank maintain the mineral content of a bone?
Osteocyte
What is the anatomical name for bone cells?
The anatomical name for a bone cell is Osteocyte.
What organelles do osteocyte have?
They have the same as any other cell, except they also have a canaliculi
What route is taken by nutrients through a bone starting with periosteum and ending with an osteocyte in a lacuna?
The circulatory system brings blood containing nutrients and oxygen to the periosteum, which covers the bone. The periosteum is a thin membrane that contains nerves and blood vessels. Its main function is to provide nourishment to the bone. From the periosteum, nutrients and oxybgen go through the perforating canals to the central canal, and then to the canaliculi. The osteocyte nearest the central canal passes nutrients to the next osteocyte with arm-like extensions that extend into the canaliculi to the next osteocyte. At the terminal end of each extension, gap junctions connect the cytoplasm of each osteocyte so that nutrients/wastes can be passed between cells to/from the central canal.
WHAT DO OSTEOCLASTS AND OSTEOBLASTS HAVE IN COMMON?
The three are all cells that can be found in the bone. Osteoclast -Break down the bone. Osteocyte- Carry nutrients and waste products to and from the blood vessels in the bone. Osteoblast - Create new bone and repair damage.
