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Yes, because the bone can grow. Thats why you get taller, if not you would see lots and lots of baby people walking around the whole world.
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What do you call a living thing with a back bone?
i think it is a vertebrates
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
Can wombats break their ankle?
yes. any bone any living thing has, can be broken.
Is the spongy bone living or non living?
Spongy bone is living.
Is steak a living or nonliving thing?
Is it still on the bone?If yes, is the bone part of a fully formed skeleton?If yes, is the skeleton inside of a living animal?If yes, then yes, it is. Otherwise no.
Is bone living tissue?
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.
Is a turtle shell alive?
nope they aren't, the snail or crab its self is the living thing, when they get too big for their shell or die the shell will sit there, until something else takes it.No, it is not. However, it was once part of a living thing (a crustacean). It's somewhat like a person's bone.
Is the bone matrix non living?
The matrix of the bone (calcified hydroxyapatite) is non-living; the living part of the bone are the cells (osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts) and the periosteum, a tough membrane that covers the bone and allows tendons and ligaments to attach to the bone.
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.
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
