When You Break Your Leg, a Thickened Area Forms Around

question 83

Multiple Choice

When you break your leg, a thickened area forms around the outside of the bone. Over a period of time, this thickened area

• A) is digested by enzymes secreted by the muscles.
• B) forms new tendons, ligaments, and/or muscles.
• C) is dissolved by osteoclasts as osteoblasts add new bone.
• D) moves to the skin surface and is shed as dead skin.
• E) becomes a permanent part of the spongy bone.

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