These cells consume bacteria and other pathogens to protect the body from infection. The process begins when chemicals from a pathogen, or damaged tissue, attract a phagocyte. The phagocyte binds to the microbe, envelopes it, and then eats it.
The notable
hardness of bone is attributed to the presence of inorganic hydroxyapatites.
Due to the calcium salts deposited in it, resulting to the hardness. The
abnormal hardness of bone, which allows it
to resist the compression.
