Which of the following statements about bone tissue is/are TRUE? Group of answer choices a. Spiraling collagen fibers gives bone its tremendous resistance to torsional forces. b. Concentric rings of bone matrix, called lamellae, compose an osteon. c. Bone marrow occurs within the spongy bone and in a central medullary cavity. d. The epiphyseal plate of long bones close during fetal development. e. Calcium phosphate salts crystallize to form the inorganic part of bone. f. Osteoblasts are immature, bone-forming cells. g. Bones are classified by shape: long, short, irregular, or flat. h. The trabeculae of compact bone are arranged in parallel units along the long axis.

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Which of the following statements about bone tissue is/are TRUE?

Group of answer choices

a. Spiraling collagen fibers gives bone its tremendous resistance to torsional forces.

b. Concentric rings of bone matrix, called lamellae, compose an osteon.

c. Bone marrow occurs within the spongy bone and in a central medullary cavity.

d. The epiphyseal plate of long bones close during fetal development.

e. Calcium phosphate salts crystallize to form the inorganic part of bone.

f. Osteoblasts are immature, bone-forming cells.

g. Bones are classified by shape: long, short, irregular, or flat.

h. The trabeculae of compact bone are arranged in parallel units along the long axis.

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