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Orthopaedics Anatomy and physiology of bone and fracture healing 03110836

what Type of collagen is found in bone ?

A
Type 1
B
Type 2
C
Type 3
D
Type 4
High-Yield Explanation
Type 1 collagen fibres,derived from tropocollagen molecules produced by osteoblasts,make up over 80 percent of unmineralized matrix. They form a network which emboides a mucopolysaccharide(proteoglycans)ground substance and also acts as a scaffold on which the mineral component-crystalline hydroxyapatite is deposited. ref: apley&;s textbook,9th edition page no.118

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