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Essential for binding and supporting other tissues.
Includes protection, insulation, and transportation.
Composed of ground substance, fibers, and cells.
Dense tissue resists tension; loose provides storage and immunity.
Avascular nature limits its healing capacity.
Includes hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic cartilage.
Transports nutrients and waste products throughout the body.
Compact bone and spongy bone.
Provides support, protection, and facilitates movement.
Made of collagen and minerals like calcium and phosphate.
Based on their shape and function.
Longer than wide, primarily compact with spongy ends.
About the same length on all sides, mostly spongy.
Thin, curved, with large surfaces for muscle attachment.
Complex shapes, mainly spongy with a thin compact layer.
Bones found within tendons that help distribute force.
Includes epiphysis at both ends and a diaphysis shaft.
A membrane that contains blood vessels and nerves around bones.
A network of passageways for nerves and blood vessels in bone.
It covers the inner layer of compact bone and contains osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Infants have red bone marrow for RBC production, while adults have yellow bone marrow for fat storage.
It converts to red bone marrow to increase RBC production.
It absorbs stress and reduces friction at joint surfaces.
Spongy bone has an irregular arrangement called trabeculae and contains red bone marrow.
It is a remnant of the growth plate where longitudinal growth ceases.
Around 21 years.
Around 18 years.