No human could function without the osteoblast cell. The responsibilities of the osteoblast include both the mineralization and synthesis of bone. The large cell carries out these jobs throughout the first formation of the bone and then later the remodeling of bone. Osteoblasts have one nucleus and works in teams to build bones and can be found either on the top or next to bone. Out of all three bone forming cell types, osteoblasts are the ones that produce the organic material that makes up bone, which are called matrix molecules. These matrix molecules obtain calcium, phosphate ions, and collagen protein fibers. The matrix molecules are released and then are hardened which is the process that creates bone tissue. The osteoblast then becomes
