MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteocytes, the cells residing within the bone matrix and comprising 90% to 95% of the all bone cells, have long been considered quiescent bystander cells compared to the osteoblasts and osteoclasts whose activities cause bone gain and loss, and whose dysfunction lead to growth defects and osteoporosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Osteocytes (Ot) are located within lacunae surrounded by mineralized bone matrix (B).

Detailed explanation-3: -An osteocyte, an oblate shaped type of bone cell with dendritic processes, is the most commonly found cell in mature bone. It can live as long as the organism itself. The adult human body has about 42 billion of them. Osteocytes do not divide and have an average half life of 25 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Osteocytes are stellate-shaped cells within the mineralized bone matrix that comprise 90-95% of all bone cells, therefore, they are the most abundant bone cell in the adult skeleton.