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Question
Give the structure and function of the following:
Bone
Solution
Bone
Structure - It is a hard, inflexible, and porous skeletal tissue well supplied with blood vessels and nerves. The bone matrix has a rigid mass of inorganic salts of calcium and magnesium. The bone cells called osteocytes are arranged in the form of thin circular layers around a central canal. Osteocytes are present in small spaces connected to one another by a system of canals.
Function - Bone gives shape, support, and protection to the body parts.
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