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torybrooks

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on: Jul 11, 2018
A nurse is aware that the strength and integrity of an individual's bones is dependent on a delicate balance between bone formation and bone resorption. Bone resorption is a primary function of:
 
  A) Osteoclasts
  B) Lamellae
  C) Osteocytes
  D) The endosteum

Question 2

A middle-aged patient has been diagnosed with an osteoblastoma (primary tumor of osteoblasts) after several months of intractable pain. Among the effects of this disease has been a marked deficit in the normal function of osteoblasts, which is:
 
  A) Hematopoiesis
  B) The secretion of bone matrix
  C) Resorption of calcium
  D) Structural support of cancellous bone


jackie

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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