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Bone is not an inert and unchanging substance but is continuously being solubilized and redeposited to the extent of ___ mg per day.

A

400

B

350

C

450

D

300

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In normal adults, this exchange is in balance, but in elderly people, especially women, there is sometimes a net loss of bone calcium leading to the disease called osteoporosis. All this Ca passes through plasma.
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