The organic matrix is ......... by osteoblastic activity

bones of athletes may become heavier than those of non-athletes because .........

Osteoclasts are found in the ......... of bone

Decalcification is the result of .........

The osteocyte depends on the ......... to carry out its task

The total amount of bone usually .........

Dissolving and absorbing bits of bone which are no longer important to the efficient design of the skeleton is the task of .........

Osteoclasts can form from ......... , ......... , or even from ......... in the bone marrow

Osteoclasts actually eat ......... in large areas of the bones

Bone ordinarily adjusts its strength in proportion to the degree of bone .........

Continual physical stress stimulates ......... deposition of bone

The normal toughness of bone is generally maintained by the constant formation of new bone .........

When bone ages, it becomes relatively weak and brittle as the old matrix begins to .........

The new bone is laid down in ......... on the inner surface of the cavities until the hole is filled up

Toughness of bone is maintained by the replacement of old material with new

Osteoclasts destroy bone that is vital to the body

Bones grow stronger if they are under constant stress

New bone is deposited in layers, one on top of another

A bone which is not used will become thin and decalcified

Osteocytes demolish new bone as it is being formed

Bone tends to be more brittle in old than in young people

Bone is deposited in proportion to a person's height

The strength of bone normally stays about the same because of the continual deposition of new bone matrix

Deposition and absorption proceed at a faster pace in children's bones than in adults'

The organic matrix and the bone salts are absorbed .........

Osteoclasts give off acids which help in the calcification of bone

When the callus is no longer useful, it is dissolved by the osteoclasts

During osteoclastic activity, there is no deposition of new bone matrix

Osteoblasts are found in most .......... of the bones and in many .........

The matrix possesses special property, which cause ........ precipitation

The osteoclasts have the task of ....... and absorbing bits of bone that are no longer important to the efficient design of the skeleton

bone absorption results from osteoclastic ........ that digest or dissolve the organic matrix and cause the dissolution of the bone salts

The osteocytes maintain the bone around it using repair materials it gets from the blood flowing through nearby ........

osteoblasts secrete an organic material to form the collagen ....... and make up the organic .... of the bone

the rate of deposition and absorption are .............. to each other so that the total mass of bone remains constant.

At the end of this time the osteoclasts are connected to ......... and new bone begins to develop

The osteocyte is a former osteoblast that has been ........ in a tiny space within the bone

The continual deposition and absorption of bone has a number of ........ important functions

Bones .......... when subjected to heavy loads

Continual physical stress stimulates ....... deposition of bone.

When a bone is fractured, for the osteoblasts in the area are ..........

After the callus has served its purpose, ........ slowly shave it away

When bone ages, it become relatively weak and ..... as the old matrix begins to degenerate.