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Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue. Bones come in a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure, are lightweight yet strong and hard, and serve multiple functions. One of the types of tissue that makes up bone is the mineralized osseous tissue, also called bone tissue, that gives it rigidity and a coral-like three-dimensional internal structure. Other types of tissue found in bones include marrow, endosteum, periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage. At birth, there are over 270 bones in an infant human's body, but many of these fuse together as the child grows, leaving a total of 206 separate bones in an adult. The largest bone in the human body is the femur and the smallest bones are auditory ossicles.
- Related: Terms for anatomical location, Artificial bone, National Bone Health Campaign, Intramembranous ossification, Endochondral ossification, Osteoblast, Osteoclast, Bone marrow, Bone mineral, Mineralized tissues
| Educational resource materials (including animatio... Educational resource materials (including animations) by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html - Web |
| Review (including references) of piezoelectricity ... Review (including references) of piezoelectricity and bone remodelling silver.neep.wisc.edu/~lakes/BoneElectr.html - Web |
| A good basic overview of bone biology from the Sci... A good basic overview of bone biology from the Science Creative Quarterly www.scq.ubc.ca/?p=400 - Web |
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