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What makes bones hard and rigid?
What makes bones hard and rigid?
- Collagen fibers
- Tensile force
- Inorganic Calcium salts (correct)
- Organic connective tissue
What is the proportion of connective tissue in bones?
What is the proportion of connective tissue in bones?
- Two thirds
- One third (correct)
- One fourth
- One half
What is the function of collagen fibers in bones?
What is the function of collagen fibers in bones?
- To reduce the weight of bones
- To make bones hard and rigid
- To make bones flexible and resilient (correct)
- To provide tensile force to bones
What is the primary component of bones?
What is the primary component of bones?
What type of force can bones resist due to collagen fibers?
What type of force can bones resist due to collagen fibers?