bone tissue
Hard body framework
Bone tissue is the dense, calcite-rich material that forms the skeleton of vertebrates.
It provides structural support, protects organs, and stores minerals.
Despite appearing solid, bone tissue is living and constantly remodeling—old cells break down while new ones form.
The fracture allowed doctors to examine the bone tissue directly.
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- lacunaeAbsent portions, plural
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- lamellaeThin parallel plates
- Haversian systemBone's microscopic structural unit
collagen · marrow · skeletal system · osteoid · skeleton · cortical · living · mineralization · calcium deposits · spongy · dense · healing · porous · scaffold · matrix · fracture · calcification · compact
- bone histologyosteoblasts, osteoclasts, lacunae, lamellae
- biological organizationcell, organ, organism, organ system, organelle
- bone biologyosteoblasts, osteoid, ossification, remodeling, lacunae
- connective tissuecollagen, elastin, cartilage, tendon, ligament
- bonesskull, femur, tibia, skulls, humerus
- histologyhistology, cells, microscope slides, microscope slide, counterstain
tissue hardness/rigidity
bone tissuesoft tissue
Non-rigid body structures
fat tissue · muscle tissue · nervous tissue · mucous membrane
bone, tissue, bones, bony, boneless, boned, bone-idle, bonehead, bone-dry