MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteocytes, the cells residing within the bone matrix, make up between 90% to 95% of the cellular component in skeletally mature adult bone tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Osteocytes are the most mature and abundant cells in bone tissue and are formed when some osteoblasts become embedded in their secreted osteoid and begin to extend cytoplasmic cell processes to interconnect with each other (Figure 4(b)).

Detailed explanation-3: -Osteoblasts synthesize and secrete a collagen matrix and calcium salts. When the area surrounding an osteoblast calcifies, the osteoblast becomes trapped and transforms into an osteocyte, the most common and mature type of bone cell.