Osteoblasts can be easily confused with:

a. Megakaryocytes
b. Osteoclasts
c. Plasma cells
d. Macrophages

ANS: C
Osteoblasts can be easily confused with the plasma cell. They have an eccentric nucleus and blue cytoplasm; however, they do not have a well-defined Golgi complex (area of "hof"). Osteoblasts tend to be found in clusters, which is not true of normal plasma cells.

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