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

Synonym: skeletal effect, bones and bone tissue, bones and bone, bone tissue, bone and bones, bone, bone tissues.

Terms Related to Bones

• Osteoblasts

  Bone-forming cells which secrete an EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. HYDROXYAPATITE crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone.

• Bone Growth

  The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bone growth: growth in length of long bones at ...

• Avitene

  A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and the ...

• Bone Development

  The growth and development of bones from fetus to adult. It includes two principal mechanisms of bone growth: growth in length of long bones at ...

• alpha Collagen

  A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and the ...

• Type I Procollagen

  The most common form of fibrillar collagen. It is a major constituent of bone (BONE AND BONES) and SKIN and consists of a heterotrimer of ...

• Osteocyte

  Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent ...

• Type I Collagen

  The most common form of fibrillar collagen. It is a major constituent of bone (BONE AND BONES) and SKIN and consists of a heterotrimer of ...

• Osteoblast

  Bone-forming cells which secrete an EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. HYDROXYAPATITE crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone.

• Collagen alpha2(I)

  The most common form of fibrillar collagen. It is a major constituent of bone (BONE AND BONES) and SKIN and consists of a heterotrimer of ...