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Osteocytes are responsible for the maintenance and turnover of mineral content of surrounding bone. They are found in the flattened lacunae of bone tissue.
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Are Osteocyte bone building or bone destroying cell?
It is a bone cell. Osteo=bone+cyte=cell.Osteoblast build bone. Osteo=bone+blast=build.Osteoclasts break bone. -clast=break
What cells produce new bone?
they are called : Osteoblasts
What Cell can build a bony matrix?
osteoblasts. definitely osteoblasts. Though 'osteoclasts' are correct in the sense that they can call for the osteoblasts. But osteoclasts are more directly involved in chewing away at bone.
What year was cell discovered?
1665
Are cells discovered using electron microscopes?
Cell are not discovered using electron microscopes.
What is the scientific name for a bone cell?
Osteocyte.
Is an osteocyte a plant cell or animal cell?
go f yourself :)
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 is the difference between adipocyte and a osteocyte?
Mature bone cell; maintains bone but does not produce new bone tissue.
Is bone cell that maintains and monitors the mineral content?
Osteocyte cells maintain and monitor the mineral content of the surrounding matrix.
What are mature bones cells embedded in the bone matrix?
Osteocyte: a cell that is characteristic of adult bone and is isolated in a lacuna of the bone substance
What is a mature osteoblast?
An osteocyte
Are Osteocyte bone building or bone destroying cell?
It is a bone cell. Osteo=bone+cyte=cell.Osteoblast build bone. Osteo=bone+blast=build.Osteoclasts break bone. -clast=break
What cells produce new bone?
they are called : Osteoblasts
Is a mature bone cell formed when an osteoblast becomes surrounded by its own matrix and entrapped in a lacuna?
An osteocyte is a mature bone cell formed when an osteoblast becomes surrounded by its own matrix and entrapped in a lacuna.Osteocytesosteocyte
Was the first cell ever discovered the cork cell?
Well that was the fist discovered cell membrane
