Bone (disambiguation)
The word
bone(s) has many meanings:
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Bone is a hard dense
tissue found in the
skeleton of
vertebrates
animals. It is a
composite material consisting largely of
calcium phosphate and
collagen. Bones are classified as
connective tissue, one of four primary tissue types in the body. The body system comprised of bones is called the
skeletal system or
human skeleton.In a developing fetus, the initial fetal skeleton is comprised of
hyaline cartilage and is transformed into osseus (bone) tissue throuugh the process of
ossification. There are three major bone cells: (1)
osteoblast, (bone building) (2)
osteocytes, (mature cells]] and (3)
osteoclast, (bone dissolving) . Collagen forms a matrix in
compact bone, an
osteon, which is filled with minerals to form a tough, weight bearing, exterior section of the structure. The inner sections include
cancellous bone, or spongey, where red
bone marrow is formed. An the innermost feature of long bones is a
medullary cavity that contains adipose tissue called yellow bone marrow.There are five major classifications of bones in the human body are: (1)
Long bones (
humerus) , (2)
Short bones (
carpus), or carples, (3)
Flat bones (
ribs), (4)
Irregular bones (
vertabrae), and (5)
Sesamoid bones (
patella).
Injuries to bones are called
bone fractures and require special medical attention.
Bones serve as a point of attachmet for muscles (see
muscular system) in the body. The study of bones, ligaments, joints, muscles and tendons is
kinesiology or, the study of movement. Together, the two systems form a system of
fulcrums and
levers for movement. Bones also form joints, or
articulations for better movement.
The creation of movement in the body is defined as work in its simplest terms. Specialized muscles, sleletal muscles are voluntary and attach to bone to create movement and work. Skeletal muscle contractions can be either isometric, muscle contraction with no joint movement, or isotropic, muscle contraction with accompanied joint movement. Also, the movement of specialized joints,
diarthrosis, create highly specialized movements, or articulations. For example, when the arm is moved to create a "bulging bicept", that movement is called
flexion, and the opposite action of straightening is called
extension. (See:
Anatomical terms of motion)
Reference:
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Kinesiology lecture notes*The
bones (instrument) are a
musical instrument sometimes made out of actual bone.
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Bone (recording)s are
Soviet-era bootleg records, scratched into scavanged sheets of plastic (often from medical
x-rays) using a modified turntable and often containing
punk rock music.
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Bones (drummer) was the original drummer with
punk outfit
The Anti-Nowhere League*
Bones (song) is a song by
Radiohead on their second album,
The Bends.
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Bones are another name for a Trombone, a musical intrument with a slide to change pitch.
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Bones is the nickname of
Star Trek character Dr. Leonard McCoy, or more generally any doctor.
Bones (TV series) is a
Fox network crime drama.
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BONES (studio) is a
Japanese
animation studio.
Bones (movie) is a horror film starring
Snoop Dogg.
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Bône is a city in
Algeria. Its ancient name was
Hippo Regius.
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Bone state was an
Indonesian state, existing from 1350 to 1960 and ruled by an
Arumpone of the Bone ruling family.
Bones is another term for the games of
dominos or
dice.
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"Bones" is a slang nickname for the US Navy's Jolly Rogers squadron.
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Bone is the nickname of the US Air Force's B-1B Lancer strategic bomber.
*It can also be slang for a
U.S. one hundred-dollar bill.
*To engage in penetrative intercourse
*Bone is a catchphrase of Taylor ("Goose") Luck in the BC universe
*In the
Cosa Nostra and other gangs, "made his bones" means to become a
made man*Bone is a term used to refer to a lighter of "Bone-White" color. These types of lighters are often considered lucky in
420 (cannabis culture).
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Bone Network is the name of a proprietary chat network.
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BeOS Networking Environment (BONE), a networking environment for the
BeOS.
*Bones is a
bot from the game
Quake III Arena.
*A
bone (corsetry) is a rigid vertical rib that gives a
corset its shape and rigidity.
Whalebone was originally used for corset boning because of its mild elasticity.
Bone (comics) is also the name of a series of
comic books/
graphic novels by
Jeff Smith, and of the computer
adventure games based on them produced by
Telltale Games.
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Napier's bones, an
abacus invented by
John Napier*
Ricky Bones is a former
Major League Baseball pitcher.
