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Mesh term Bone and Bones

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Connective Tissue
Skeleton

Description

A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.


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Bone Matrix
Bone-Implant Interface
Bones of Lower Extremity
Bones of Upper Extremity
Bony Callus
Cancellous Bone
Cortical Bone
Diaphyses
Epiphyses
Hyoid Bone
Periosteum
Rib Cage
Sesamoid Bones
Skull
Spine


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