compact substance of bone

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• Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …   Medical dictionary

• bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… …   Universalium

• Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… …   Universalium

• compact bone — ▪ anatomy also called  cortical bone   dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts, leaving only tiny spaces (lacunae) that contain the osteocytes (osteocyte), or bone cells. Compact… …   Universalium

• substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base …   Medical dictionary

• bone formation — ▪ physiology also called  ossification        process by which new bone is produced. Ossification begins about the third month of fetal life in humans and is completed by late adolescence. The process takes two general forms, one for compact bone …   Universalium

• Short bone — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = os breve = 79 Caption = Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = o 07 DorlandsSuf = 12598129 Where a part of the skeleton is intended for strength and compactness his kaka… …   Wikipedia

• Norfolk Terrier — A Norfolk Terrier at a conformation show Country of origin Great Britain Traits Classification and standards …   Wikipedia

• Old English Bulldog — Crib and Rosa Country of origin Britain Traits …   Wikipedia

• Alveolar process — Bone: Alveolar process Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium