Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. The predominant ingredient of the inorganic matrix of bone is calcium salts, with the majority existing as large molecules of hydroxyapatite crystals.
2. Spongy bone resists forces from many directions and forms a protective framework for the red bone marrow.
3. The process of ossification begins at a primary ossification center in both intramembranous and endochondral ossification.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
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