Physiology of the Skeleton

Question 1

Osteoblasts

Answer 1

A cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation

Question 2

Osteocytes

Answer 2

Remodeling of Bone

a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.

Question 3

Osteoclasts

Answer 3

Remodeling of Bone

a large multinucleate bone cell that absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.

Question 4

Periosteum

Answer 4

Healing of Bone

a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

Question 5

Chondroblasts

Answer 5

or perichondrial cells, is the name given to mesenchymal progenitor cells in situ which, from endochondral ossification, will form chondrocytes in the growing cartilage matrix.