What is the main role of osteoblasts?
A) Transporting nutrients in the bone marrow
B) Producing collagen and minerals for the bone matrix
C) Breaking down damaged bone tissue
D) Resorbing minerals from the bone
E) Regulating blood pH
IMAT 2025 · Question 31
Q31 - Bone tissue and remodelling
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The correct answer is B) Producing collagen and minerals for the bone matrix.
Osteoblasts build bone: they lay down collagen and help deposit the mineral. Osteoclasts break bone down.
An easy way to remember: osteoBlasts Build, osteoClasts Carve. C and D describe osteoclasts.
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