part of part of develops from develops from osteocyte bone cell BTO:0002038 VSAO relationship simplified OBO_REL:integral_part_of VSAO:0000118 A mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the bone matrix. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi. FMA:66779 CALOHA:TS-1167 VSAO:0000124 bone cell non-terminally differentiated osteoblast connective tissue cell bone tissue