Title: Osteoblast Differentiation

Exercise: drag the words into the boxes to correctly describe osteoblast differentitation.

Q: [...] and other factors induce [...] to differentiate to [...] then to [...] then finally to [...]. Once the osteoblasts have completed their function, they can embed into the bone and become [...], remain on the surface and become [...], or perform [...].
A: Runx2; mesenchymal stem cells; osteoprogenitors; preosteoblasts; osteoblasts; osteocytes; bone lining cells; apoptosis