osteoblast morphology trait osteocyte morphology trait VT:0010097 Trait.ontology caripark 2010-03-16T10:45:52Z Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the shape, structure, color, or pattern of a mature osteoblast that has become embedded in the bone matrix in small cavities called lacunae and has cytoplasmic processes that extend into canaliculi and make contact with the processes of other osteocytes.