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What percent of the mass of bone is a compound called hydroxyapatite?
Hydroxyapatite makes up about 65-70% of the mass of bone. It is a mineral compound primarily composed of calcium and phosphate that provides bone with its strength and hardness.
What makes up one third of a living bone?
Living bone tissue is made up of three main components: collagen, mineral salts (primarily calcium and phosphate), and water. The collagen provides flexibility and support, the mineral salts give strength and hardness, and water helps maintain the bone's structure and facilitate metabolic processes within the bone cells.
Definition of bone?
Bone is a hard, dense connective tissue that makes up the skeletal system of vertebrates. It provides structure, support, and protection for the body, as well as serving as a site for blood cell production and mineral storage. Bones are made up of cells, collagen fibers, and mineral deposits such as calcium and phosphorus.
What bone makes up most of the temple?
Actually, the skull is not a bone, it is many bones. The temporal bone would be the bone you feel when you touch your temple.
Does collagen make bone flexible?
Yes. Collagen is a mineral in your bone and marrow that makes your bones flexible yet strong enough to withstand a blow. :)The organic material in bone is collagen. This is a protein which forms long, flexible fibres in the matrix surrounding the bone cells. It is estimated that collagen makes up 25% of the total protein in the body.
What type of cell makes up bone?
Osteoblast makes new bone tissue
What makes compact bone hard?
Osteonic canals contain blood vessels that connect to the long axis of the bone. The blood vessels that are connected perforate the canals of the bone and provide vessels to the surface of the bone which makes the bone hard.
Why a bone is not a mineral?
its not a mineral
What makes up the living tissue of bone?
The bone marrow
Which bone tissue makes up the skeleton?
Um...bone?
Dense tissue that makes up the walls of a bone?
Compact bone.
What kind of bone makes up the shaft of bones?
cancellous bone
