Structural Organisation In Animals Question 100

Question: Which of the following tissue is called as “homeostatic reservoir''

Options:

A) Cartilage

B) Bone

C) Calcified cartilage

D) All the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Bone is also a metabolically dynamic tissue which functions as a homeostatic reservoir of ions of calcium, magnesium, phosphorous etc.

About 97% of total calcium of body occurs in the endoskeleton.