Which cells are osteoblasts found within mineralized bone matrix?
A) Osteoclasts
B) Osteocytes
C) Fibrocytes
D) Osteoids

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Osteoblasts are responsible for the formation of new bone tissue by secreting osteoid, a matrix of collagen fibers and other protein molecules. Once the osteoblasts have completed their task, some of them become trapped within the mineralized bone matrix and differentiate into osteocytes. Therefore, osteoblasts are found within the bone matrix as osteocytes, not as osteoclasts, fibrocytes, or osteoids.

Which Cells Are Osteoblasts Found Within Mineralized Bone Matrix