A clinician is preparing to discuss hydroxyapatite.Which information should be included? Hydroxyapatite in the bone matrix contains which of the following molecules in its crystalline structure?
A) Calcium and magnesium
B) Calcium and phosphate
C) Phosphate and magnesium
D) Magnesium and hydrogen

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Calcium and phosphate form amorphous (fluid)calcium phosphate compounds that are converted,in stages,to solid hexagonal crystals of hydroxyapatite.
Hydroxyapatite contains calcium and phosphate,not calcium and magnesium.
Hydroxyapatite contains calcium and phosphate,not phosphate and magnesium.
Hydroxyapatite contains calcium and phosphate,not magnesium and hydrogen.

A Clinician Is Preparing to Discuss Hydroxyapatite