ch 6 (bone tissue)

Question 1

osteoblasts

Answer 1

build bone
secrete the collagen fibers and other organic molecules that make bone extracellular matrix

Question 2

bone remodeling

Answer 2

the ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new bone tissue

Question 3

stress fracture

Answer 3

a series of microscopic fissures in bone that forms without any evidence of injury to other tissues.