Osteocytes are the actual bones. The osteoclasts produce enzymes that break down the bone cells for the calcium and other salts. Osteoblasts build bone.
Osteoclasts and osteoblast are both types of osteons or bone cells. They differ in their function. Osteoblasts can be thought of a bone building cells. Osteoclasts destroy bone cells that are no...
An osteoblast builds bone up (produces osteoid and then mineralizes the osteoid matrix). An osteoclast is a type of cell that breaks bone down. Osteoblasts arise from osteoprogenitor cells which are...