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all i know is that it stores calcium and minerals
then produces red and white blood cells..
not 100% if this is correct, but i think its what we learnt in gcse pe aha
hope this helps
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How does bone fuction as a mineral reservoir?
Bones contain a store of calcium and phosphorus that is harvested when the body needs to use them.
How do bones store calcium?
Yes and no, yes in that there is a constant store of which attributes to your bone mass but no in that they your bones are constantly being remodelled and replaced.
What is the function of the compact bone?
It makes the bones rocklike so that they can support the body and take care of organs. It makes up the compact outside of skeletal bones. Hope this helped!(:Functions are to support the whole body, protect organs, provide levers for movement, and store and release chemical elements, mainly calcium
What is a main function of the bones?
To maintain structure to the body, to move the body, to protect other organs ( yes, bones are considered an organ ), and to produce red and white blood cells, and to store minerals.
What mineral the body need for strenuous activities?
Minerals are mainly used in blood, bones and teeth
How does bone fuction as a mineral reservoir?
Bones contain a store of calcium and phosphorus that is harvested when the body needs to use them.
Which mineral is used by the body to build your bones?
calciumpotassium
What chief function mineral in the body is to make teeth resistant to decay and bones resistant to mineral loss?
flouride
How do bones store calcium?
Yes and no, yes in that there is a constant store of which attributes to your bone mass but no in that they your bones are constantly being remodelled and replaced.
What do bones store that are important for the body?
calcium and phosphate
When dietary intake of calcium is low calcium is removed from the bones?
The bones of your body are a storage place for calcium among other things. When you need calcium, the bones release it, when you don't, they take it up and store it once again.
Why are teeth not a a mineral?
Teeth are not a mineral because they aren't a solid, they are small pieces of calcium. Also they need to have a crystalline structure
What is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body that keeps heart rhythm steady a healthy immune system and keeps bones strong?
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body.
Is a bone a rock?
Bone is made of calcium, calcium is a mineral. But animal / human bone is still not a mineral. a mineral is 1. naturally formed, 2. inorganic 3. solid 4. with a specific chemical composition and 5. has characteristic crystal structure so a bone violates the second and fith characteristics
What is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body the keeps heart rhythm steady supports a healthy immune system and keeps bones strong?
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body.
What is phosphoric acid and how it can harm your body?
Phosphoric acid is a mineral acid with the formula of H3PO4. It can reduce the calcium in your bones.
What is the function of the compact bone?
It makes the bones rocklike so that they can support the body and take care of organs. It makes up the compact outside of skeletal bones. Hope this helped!(:Functions are to support the whole body, protect organs, provide levers for movement, and store and release chemical elements, mainly calcium
