I am looking for the exact name of this hardest human tissue. Most people think they know. Do you?
And by the way guys ...it's above the waist!
2007-09-21 12:58:26 · 9 answers · asked by WARREN 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
So far nobody has 'nailed it' ...most people believe it is tooth enamel. Not so!
2007-09-21 13:27:22 · update #1
My mistake everybody!!!!!!!!!!!
All the tooth enamel supporters are 100% correct ...and again my apologizes. Honest mistake.
I was led to believe it was the Cementum, which is the equivalent of enamel but covers the root structure of the tooth. It is in fact less strong than booth enamel and dentine.
Sorry again …all ‘You SOB’ e-mails will be humbly accepted!
2007-09-21 13:43:12 · update #2
Both the bones and teeth are considered hard tissues of the body, but enamal is a denser material than bone and more dense means stronger.
I was a dental ceramist for almost 20 years ...even though I was mistaken about cementum.
Sorry, I hate my life
2007-09-21 17:00:24 · update #3
tooth enamel is the hardest, but the strongest, most resistant to cuts and tears is the sclera of the eye(the white part)
2007-09-21 13:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by Bio-student Again(aka nursegirl) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tooth Enamel
2007-09-21 13:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dan H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tooth enamel, for those people that old enough to have teeth, and young enough to still have them.
This is my help from Washington, D.C. USA.
2007-09-21 13:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
TOOth ENAMEL
2007-09-21 17:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
tooth enamel.
2007-09-21 13:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by G.V. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
enamel
2007-09-21 13:07:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the human skull is the hardest part of your body. bones are still consistered living tissue.
2007-09-21 16:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...hmmm - always thought it was the femur or the jaw-bone.
2007-09-21 13:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by Eric C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
skull
2007-09-21 13:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by Sheila 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋