<P> The human body is in a constant state of bone remodeling . Bone remodelling is a process which maintains bone strength and ion homeostasis by replacing discrete parts of old bone with newly synthesized packets of proteinaceous matrix . Bone is resorbed by osteoclasts , and is deposited by osteoblasts in a process called ossification . Osteocyte activity plays a key role in this process . Conditions that result in a decrease in bone mass can either be caused by an increase in resorption or by a decrease in ossification . During childhood , bone formation exceeds resorption . As the aging process occurs , resorption exceeds formation . </P>
<P> The human body is in a constant state of bone remodeling . Bone remodelling is a process which maintains bone strength and ion homeostasis by replacing discrete parts of old bone with newly synthesized packets of proteinaceous matrix . Bone is resorbed by osteoclasts , and is deposited by osteoblasts in a process called ossification . Osteocyte activity plays a key role in this process . Conditions that result in a decrease in bone mass can either be caused by an increase in resorption or by a decrease in ossification . During childhood , bone formation exceeds resorption . As the aging process occurs , resorption exceeds formation . </P>
the continued erosion and replacement of bone tissue is called
the continued erosion and replacement of bone tissue is called
bone remodeling
bone remodeling