Question

What are the components of the bone matrix?

Answer 1

Bones:

1. It is a specialized connective tissue.
2. It is the major tissue that gives the body its structural framework.
3. Soft tissues and organs are supported and protected by bones.
4. They also interact with the skeletal muscles that are linked to them in order to move.

Components of the bone matrix:

1. Bone matrix is the intercellular substance of bone tissue.
2. Organic and inorganic components make up the bone matrix.
3. The organic component of the bone matrix mainly comprises collagen.
4. The inorganic component (calcium phosphate, mostly hydroxyapatite crystals) makes up 67% of the bone matrix.