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Several factors:
1. Weight bearing exercise
2. adequate calcium intake
3. Sun exposure (for vitamin D synthesis. Calcium cannot be absorbed without vitamin D)
4. Balanced diet, including an adequate intake of all essential nutrients.
5. Don't do drugs, some on them can inhibit proper growth and development in general.
The majority of bone health and mass is accrued during adolescent years, so the best time to strengthen bones is during adolescence.
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What makes the bone hard and strong?
Calcium.
What nutrient that makes the bone hard and strong?
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What makes the bone hard and tough?
The substances that makes the bone hard and strong are calcium and phosphorous. They are minerals found in our food. They are the main substances that make the bones hard and strong.
What is the hard part of the bone called?
Calcified bones are hard but not really solid. Spongy bone is hard with tiny holes in it. Periosteum is thin but very strong. The other name for it is outer membrane, it helps to rebuild bone cells. The last is cartilage. It is strong material that holds two bones together and allows them to glide over one another. Skull iz also a very strong bone.
What is hard strong layer of the bone called?
Periosteum is the hard strong layer of bone
What is the function of the calcium salts in the long bone?
Bone is a composite material, like fiberglass (something hard [and thus brittle] in a matrix of a more flexible substance. In fiberglass the glass makes the (fishing rod) strong, the plastic makes it tough. In bone, the calcium salts make it strong and hard, the connective tissue makes it tough.
What does a bone marrow do in a bone?
it makes your bone grow good and strong!
What is the hard strong layer of a bone callled?
bone marrow
What kind of bone that makes a bone hard?
Compact bone.
What is the lightest bone in your body?
It contains calcium which is a substance that does not weight. Therefore it makes bones be strong and hard. If you took the calcium, the bones would be flexible and not hard at all.
Hardest part of the bone?
Compact or cortical bone is hte hard, strong layer of bone.
What is the strong hard layer under periosteum?
compact bone
