BIO - Osseous Cells

Question 1

Osteocytes

Answer 1

Mature bone cells that make up most of the cell population.

Question 2

Osteoblasts

Answer 2

Produce new bone matrix in a process called ossification, or osteogenesis. Osteoblasts make and release proteins and other organic components of the matrix.

Question 3

Osteogenitor (osteoprogenitor)

Answer 3

Squamous stem cells divide to produce daughter cells that differentiate into osteoblasts and are important in the repair of a fracture.

Question 4

Osteoclasts

Answer 4

Cells that absorb and remove bone matrix. Large cells with 50 or more nuclei.

Question 5

Four types of bone cell?

Answer 5

Osteocytes, Osteoblasts, Osteogenic cells, Osteoclasts