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Bookmark or Share- Bones: Types, structure, and function - Medical News TodayBones are living, active tissues that the body is constantly remodeling. Their functions include supporting body structure, protecting key organs, and enabling the body to move. Also, it is in...
- Bone - WikipediaA bone is a rigid organ [1] that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, and enable mobility.
- Anatomy of the Bone - Johns Hopkins MedicineBone is living tissue that makes up the body's skeleton. There are 3 types of bone tissue: Compact tissue. This is the harder, outer tissue of bones. Cancellous tissue. This is the sponge-like tissue inside bones. Subchondral tissue. This is the smooth tissue at the ends of bones, which is covered with another type of tissue called cartilage.
- Bones: Anatomy, function, types and clinical aspects | KenhubA bone is a somatic structure that is composed of calcified connective tissue. Ground substance and collagen fibers create a matrix that contains osteocytes. These cells are the most common cell found in mature bone and responsible for maintaining bone growth and density.
- Human skeleton | Parts, Functions, Diagram, & Facts | BritannicaHuman skeleton, the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones and cartilages. There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton.
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