GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bone-forming cells, termed osteoblasts, are cells that produce the type I collagen-enriched extracellular matrix found in the skeleton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Osteoblasts are the bone cells derived from osteochondral progenitor cells that form the bone through a process called ossification.

Detailed explanation-3: -Osteoblasts are cells responsible for the secretion and deposition of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) into the extracellular matrix during bone formation.

Detailed explanation-4: -osteoblast, large cell responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone during both initial bone formation and later bone remodeling. Osteoblasts form a closely packed sheet on the surface of the bone, from which cellular processes extend through the developing bone.