MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS

OSTEOPOROSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Process by which bone is formed, renewed or repaired?
A
Osteoporosis
B
Edification
C
Ossification
D
Euphoria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bone remodeling refers to the renewal process whereby small pockets of old bone, disposed throughout the skeleton and separated from others geographically as well as chronologically, are replaced by new bone throughout adult life. The process is such that the entire adult human skeleton is replaced in 10 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bone ossification, or osteogenesis, is the process of bone formation. This process begins between the sixth and seventh weeks of embryonic development and continues until about age twenty-five; although this varies slightly based on the individual.

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