Arteriosclerosis is one example of ectopic ossification, which means ________

A) the solubility product has been reached
B) abnormal calcification of a tissue
C) artery mineralization by osteoblasts
D) accumulation of collagenous fibers in blood vessels
E) ossification of an entire blood vessel


B

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