A Long Bone Is Able to Withstand Extreme Torsion or Twisting

Multiple Choice

A long bone is able to withstand extreme torsion or twisting stresses because

A) the bone is spongelike with many hollow spaces, such as the central and epiphyseal marrow cavities.
B) within each osteon the collagen fibers and mineral crystals in adjacent lamellae are aligned in opposite directions.
C) the internal and external surfaces are both covered in irregular connective tissue fibers.
D) the trabeculae of spongy bone are aligned along stress trajectories.