Osteoblasts

question 298

Multiple Choice

Osteoblasts

• A) secrete the organic matrix components of bone.
• B) become osteocytes once they become entrapped in the bone that they form.
• C) dissolve bone.
• D) form cartilage.
• E) both (a) and (b) above.

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