The tensile strength of a bone is due to -: (A) Strands of collagen, (B) Hydroxyapatite crystals, (C) Periosteum, (D) Metaphysis
Answer is A. Answer- A. Strands of collagenThe strands of collagen give bone its tensile strength, and the interspersed crystals of hydroryapatite give bone its compressional strength. These effects are synergistic.