Nonliving components of bone, such as fibers and minerals, are important because they:

Bone’s nonliving components include collagen fibers and mineral salts in its matrix. The fibers help bones resist stretching, while the minerals make them hard and resistant to compression. Together, they provide strength to the bones; blood cells are produced by living marrow cells, not by the nonliving matrix.

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