Name the process which changes the shapes of bones to adjust to bone stress, replaces old bone matrix and facilitates the repair of broken bone.
a. Osteomalacia
b. Bone reabsorption
c. Bone remodeling
d. Osteogenesis
Ans: c. Bone remodeling
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false