Bone is a connective tissue that provides support for the body with its strength and rigidity. Which of the following provides the best explanation for how this is so?
A) Bone cells are very dense and therefore resist physical stress.
B) Bones cells secrete an extracellular matrix that when combined with minerals becomes rock hard.
C) Bone cells have extensive cytoskeleton that makes them ridged.
D) The bone cell's plasma membrane contains a high degree of cholesterol that stabilizes the cell membrane, giving it strength.
B
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