Location: Bones of skeleton

 

Functions: Support, protection

 

Type of Cells: Osteroblasts, osetoclasts, osteocytes

 

Matrix: Collagen fibers, calcium salts, concentric circles of matrix

 

Cellularity: low

 

Maintaining boundaries; bone tissues make up the bones in the skeleton, which enclose and protect the brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, and pelvic visceria.

 

Osteoporosis: a disease that makes your bones weak and more likely to break.

 

Everyday Analogy: Bone Tissue fuctions like a large vehicle that protects the passengers.