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What is hardening of the cells called?

Hardening of the cells is called sclerosis. This term is commonly used in medical contexts to describe the process of abnormal thickening, hardening, and scarring of tissues.


Is osteoclasis a pathologic condition that involves abnormal hardening of the bones?

False: osteoclasis is surgical fracture of a bone. Osteosclerosis is abnormal hardening of bone.


What is ossification?

Ossification is the process by which bone tissue is formed, leading to the hardening and development of bone structure. It involves the deposition of minerals, particularly calcium and phosphorus, onto a framework of collagen fibers within cartilage or connective tissue. Ossification plays a crucial role in the growth, maintenance, and repair of the skeletal system.


What is formed through a process called ossification?

Bone is formed through a process called ossification. Osteoclasts are cells that release an acid which dissolves the collagen and mineral coating. Osteoblasts are cells that lay down new collagen. in ossification the osteoclasts and osteoblasts are involved in breaking down bone.. then forming bone which happens continuously in life


Turn into bone?

The process of turning into bone is called ossification.


What is difference between calcification and ossification?

Ossification is bone formation. Calcification is the hardening of tissue into a bonelike structure. Not much, Thay are the same process with different names.


What is the process of tearing down and rebuilding bone matrix is called?

The ongoing process of tearing down and rebuilding bone matrix is called osteoclasts.


What refers to the two step process to which bone tissue is recycled?

Bone remodeling refers to the two-step process in which bone tissue is constantly broken down and rebuilt by specialized cells called osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Osteoclasts break down old or damaged bone tissue in a process called resorption, while osteoblasts build new bone tissue in a process called formation.


What is the process called of making a bone?

ossification


What is the ongoing process of tearing down and rebuilding bone matrix called?

The ongoing process of tearing down and rebuilding bone matrix is called osteoclasts.


What is correct definition of ossification?

replacement of cartilage with osteocytes


Is hardening the same as hydrogenating?

No hydrogenating is the absorption of water, hardening is the process of something getting harder.