Which tissue is correctly paired with its primary immature cell type?

a. bone; fibrocyte

b. connective tissue proper; chondrocyte

c. bone; osteoblast

d. cartilage; fibroblast

Answer: c) bone; osteoblast

Explanation: Osteoblasts are cells that are responsible for the formation and remodeling of bones.

Osteoblasts are found in large numbers in the thin connective tissue layer on the outside surface of bones called the periosteum and in the endosteum.

Osteoblasts play a very important roles in the maintenance of the skeleton.