these are considered bone building cells
Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells that descend from osteoprogenitor cells. They form a protein mixture known as osteoid, which mineralizes to become bone. Osteoid is primarily composed of Type I collagen.Osteoblasts also manufacture hormones, such as prostaglandins, to act on the bone itself.steocytes: Osteocytes are mature bone cells that originate from osteoblasts, which have migrated into and become trapped and surrounded by bone matrix, produced by themselves. The spaces they occupy are known as lacunae.