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The tensile strength of a bone is due to -

A
Strands of collagen
B
Hydroxyapatite crystals
C
Periosteum
D
Metaphysis
High-Yield Explanation
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.

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