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Yes, bone is living tissue.
Bone is made up of living and non-living components. There are living cells (collagen, etc.) and non-living minerals (calcium, etc). It has a blood supply and innervation. It is made up of cells that grow and die. Bone can get infected. Bone can heal and be repaired.
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What important difference between single bone cell and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
What is one important difference between a single bone and the bone tissue in a human femur bone?
A bone cell is a living cell, but bone tissue includes a non-living matrix
What makes up the living tissue of bone?
The bone marrow
Is the bone tissue living or non living?
Well my phere it is living
How is a bone similar to other living tissues?
Bone is not just similar to living tissue; it actually is living. It is classified as a connective tissue. The living cells in bone are called osteocytes. The osteocytes are surrounded by a hard matrix of calcium and phosphate called hydroxyapatite.
Are cartilage and bone living tissues?
as long as it is inside a living organism then yes
How do you know that a bone is a living tissue?
The cells that make bone are living tissue but the actual bone itself is not living, it is formed by complex crystalline Calcium. You can tell because when a person dies the bone is the last thing that will be left after decay (and many years), if the tissue had been truly living it would have died and disintegrated like the rest of the organs
How do you know that bone is living tissue?
The cells that make bone are living tissue but the actual bone itself is not living, it is formed by complex crystalline Calcium. You can tell because when a person dies the bone is the last thing that will be left after decay (and many years), if the tissue had been truly living it would have died and disintegrated like the rest of the organs
How can you say that bones are living?
Bone is a tissue, it is living in a sense <doesn't have consciousness. There are small channells in the bone tissue that nourish it. A healthy bone grows, it supports and is involved in production of blood. Bones are made of cells, like all tissues, the cells have a metabolism.
Are human bones considered living tissue?
Human bones are definitely considered to be living tissue. This is because bone grows and repairs itself as time goes on.
What is osseous tissue?
Osseus tissue (bone) is classified as a connective tissue.
Are bones living on its own?
Bone is very much living. Try breaking a bone, and see what it does. :)
