NEET BIOLOGY

STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

ANIMAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The mature cells of bone are called:
A
fibroblasts.
B
osteoclasts.
C
osteocytes.
D
osteoblasts.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Osteoblasts are bone-forming cell, osteoclasts resorb or break down bone, and osteocytes are mature bone cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first type of bone formed developmentally is primary or woven bone (immature). This immature bone is later replaced by secondary or lamellar bone (mature).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -osteocyte, which is the primary mature bone cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -1: Four types of bone cells: Four types of cells are found within bone tissue. Osteogenic cells are undifferentiated and develop into osteoblasts. When osteoblasts get trapped within the calcified matrix, their structure and function changes; they become osteocytes.

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