When you break your leg, a thickened area forms around the outside of the bone. Over a period of time, this thickened area
A) moves to the skin surface and is shed as dead skin.
B) becomes a permanent part of the spongy bone.
C) is dissolved by osteoclasts as osteoblasts add new bone.
D) is digested by enzymes secreted by the muscles.
E) forms new tendons, ligaments, and/or muscles.
C
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