Structure and Composition of Bone Tissue (1068 words, 2 pages)
STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF BONE TISSUE Like other primary musculoskeletal tissues, bone is comprised of mesenchymal cells embeddedwithin an extracellular matrix. However, unlike other secreted matrices, bone matrix containsmineral (calcium) that gives the tissue great strength and stiffness in compression and bending.The organic component in bone, primarily type I collagen, ...
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