Poster Cross Section Diagram of a General Human Bone

Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue. Bones come in a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure, are lightweight yet strong and hard, and serve multiple functions. One of the types of tissue that makes up bone is the mineralized osseous tissue, also called bone tissue, that gives it rigidity and a honeycomb-like three-dimensional internal structure. Other types of tissue found in bones include marrow, endosteum and periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage. There are 206 bones in the adult human body and 270 in an infant. The largest bone in the human body is the femur. Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bone_cross-section.svg bones "bone cross section" "bone diagram" "human bone" "bone chart" endoskeleton marrow endosteum periosteum "bone structure" "bone composition" "inside bone" "cross section of a bone" "bone crosssection" cortical trabecular biology "human biology" "biology chart" "biology diagram" anatomy "human anatomy" "bone biology" "bone anatomy" "anatomy chart" "anatomy diagram" science "bone science" "bone chart" "bone diagram" "school chart" "school diagram" "teaching chart" "teaching diagram" skeleton skeletal "skeletal bones" "skeletal chart" "skeletal diagram" "skeleton chart" "skeleton diagram"