What are the features of bone?
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Some of the features of bone are :-
*Bone is the most hardest part of the body and is composed of calcium and phosphorus.
*The bone producing cells are called as osteoblast. And the matured cells of bone are called as osteocytes.
*Bones are highly vascular.
*Mineralised (calcium, phosphorus)
*Has regenerating capacity.
*It forms the framework of the skeleton and give a proper and rigid shape to the body.
They are lightweight yet strong and hard, and serve multiple functions. Bone tissue (osseous tissue) is a hard tissue, a type of dense connective tissue. It has a honeycomb-like matrix internally, which helps to give the bone rigidity. Bone tissue is made up of different types of bone cells.
long bone has a shaft and two ends. Some bones in the fingers are classified as long bones, even though they are short in length. This is due to the shape of the bones, not their size. Long bones contain yellow bone marrow and red bone marrow, which produce blood cells