Title: Skeleton Links

Anatomical Functions

- Load bearing
- Lever for muscles
- Tooth anchorage
- Sound transmission
- Organ protection

Anatomical functions are made possible because bone is:

- hard but not brittle
  - Hierarchical Structure of Bone
  - mineral deposition
- light weight
  - hollow rods
  - trabecular structure

Physiological Functions

- Bone Growth
- Bone Remodeling
- Bone Healing
- Bone Adaptation

Bone tissue is alive! Bone:

- has living cells
- requires a sufficient blood supply
- has its own sensory system
- undergoes cascades of signaling
- forms and resorbs
- undergoes immune system responses

Metabolic Functions

- Mineral Storage
- pH Regulation
- Detoxification
- Blood production in marrow
- Energy storage: fat marrow