How are osteocytes and osteoblasts related?
A) Osteocytes become osteoblasts as the bone matures.
B) Osteoblasts become osteocytes as the bone matures.
C) Osteocytes and osteoblasts have the same function, but osteocytes work in the adult and osteoblasts work in the fetus.
D) Osteocytes and osteoblasts work opposite each other. One builds up bone while the other absorbs it.
E) Osteocytes are mature bone cells while osteoblasts are a form of bone cancer.

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When an osteoblast is surrounded by calcified matrix, it becomes an osteocyte.

How Are Osteocytes and Osteoblasts Related