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bone (mechanical propeties of bone (mineralisation is directed along the
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bone
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cancellous bone
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- not as dense
- & filled with spaces
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- calcified tissue forms thin plates
-trabeculae
-scaffolding
-so bones are likely to develop
properties suitable their specific function
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cortical bone
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- concentric layers form outer casing
- covered by periosteal membrane
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Bone modelling
The process by which
bone mass increases
to alter the size, shape, and structure
of the new bone
(new bone formation)
Bone remodelling
The process through which bone mass adapts,
with altering its size, shape, and structure,
to the mechanical demands placed upon it
(activation-resorption-formation process of bone)
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