NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteocytes are cells lying within the bone itself and are ‘entrapped’ osteoblasts. They are post-proliferative, representing the most mature differentiation state of osteoblast lineage.

Detailed explanation-2: -osteocyte, a cell that lies within the substance of fully formed bone. It occupies a small chamber called a lacuna, which is contained in the calcified matrix of bone. Osteocytes derive from osteoblasts, or bone-forming cells, and are essentially osteoblasts surrounded by the products they secreted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bone tissue is maintained by bone-forming cells called osteoblasts and cells that break down bone called osteoclasts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Osteocytes are the longest living bone cell, making up 90–95% of cells in bone tissue in contrast to osteoclasts and osteoblasts making up  5% (40). Osteocytes form when osteoblasts become buried in the mineral matrix of bone and develop distinct features.