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it is the formation of bones. This is the principal role of calcitriol. It requires both calcium and phosphate.

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Q: What is bone deposition?
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What is the deposition of calcium salts in bone tissues?

ossification.


What cellular activity causes increase in bone mass?

osteoblasts secrete matrix; bone deposition


What is peak bone mass?

Peak bone mass occurs at ~30 years of age. Afterwards, bone loss starts to outpace bone deposition.


What do you call the deposition of calcium salts into bone tissue?

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A protein secreted by osteoblasts during bone deposition is collagen. The collagen is put down in layers parallel to the long axis of the bone alternating with layers at right angles to the long axis of the bone, kind of in a cross-hatching pattern.


What is the meaning of ossify?

To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts., Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart., To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.


What is the functionof the lacunae?

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What happens to bone if the rate of osteogenesis exceeds osteolysis?

Since you are saying what will happen if the rate of bone growth is faster than the rate of bone break-down, the bone will become come thicker and stronger and perhaps will show "lipping" at the joints.


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the first few crystals to form attract more calcium and phosphate


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