What are the organic and inorganic compounds found in bone and cartilage?
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The inorganic materials that makebone include hydroxyapatite as theinorganic structure. The organicsubstance in bone are the factors such as glycosaminoglycans, osteocalcin, osteonectin, Simply, boneis strong and inflexible, such as your skull, where cartilage is more moveable, just like your ear is flexible.
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Both bone and cartilage are made of various compounds. The organic part of bone includes protein Ossein and Collagen fibres.
The inorganic compound of bone is Calcium Phosphate (mainly).
Calcium Phosphate is responsible for the hardness of bones. The compounds or matrix of cartilage includes Collagen, hyaluronic acid, proteoglycans and various glycoproteins.
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