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Bookmark or Share- Bones: Anatomy, Structure & Function - Cleveland ClinicAdults have between 206 and 213 bones. You use all of them each day to sit, stand and move. Your bones also protect your internal organs and give your body its shape. Bones are usually self-sufficient at maintaining themselves, but health conditions like osteoporosis can make you more likely to break bones or have other complications.
- Bones: Types, structure, and function - Medical News TodayBones form the scaffolding that hold the body together and allow it to move. They also help protect vital organs, store minerals, and provide an environment for creating bone marrow. By...
- Bones: Anatomy, function, types and clinical aspects | KenhubBone is a living, rigid tissue of the human body that makes up the body's skeletal system. What is a bone? A bone is a somatic structure that is composed of calcified connective tissue. Ground substance and collagen fibers create a matrix that contains osteocytes.
- Anatomy of the Bone - Johns Hopkins MedicineBones are classified by their shape. They may be long (like the femur and forearm), short (like the wrist and ankle), flat (like the skull), or irregular (like the spine). Primarily, they are referred to as long or short. There are 206 bones in the adult human skeleton.
- 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.
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