alleryBone cells are called:
AOsteocytes
BOncocytes
COvalocytes
DOsmocytes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Osteocytes
1. Bone is a specialised connective tissue.
2. The bone cells are called osteocytes.
3. They sit in spaces called lacunae.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 'Structural Organisation in Animals'_
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