FORMATION OF HUMAN BONES - LESSON 197
Now in this post we will learn about the formation and structure of bones. FORMATION OF BONES: Bones are complete rigid organs, which forms part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They are helpful to move, protect, and support the different organs of the body. They also produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. This Bone tissue is a kind of dense connective tissue as bones come in a different shapes and a complex internal and external structure. They are light in weight and yet strong and hard in order to fulfill their many several functions. This connective tissue is also called osseous bony tissue which is helpful for rigidity and a honeycomb-like three-dimensional internal structure. Osseous tissue consists of osteocytes also called bone cells which is surrounded by a hard, intercellular substance filled with calcium salts. During fetal development, the bones of the fetus are composed of cartilage tissue, which resembles osseous tissue and is more flexible an