A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX --consider also terms at OSSI- OSTE-
Bones -- Cancer -- Atlases : Atlas of soft tissue and bone pathology : with histologic, cytologic, and radiologic correlations / Leslie Dodd, Marilyn M. Bui
Bones -- Diseases -- Bibliography : Herpetological osteopathology : annotated bibliography of amphibians and reptiles / by Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini
Bones -- Diseases -- Etiology. : Magnesium deficiency in the pathogenesis of disease : early roots of cardiovascular, skeletal, and renal abnormalities / Mildred S. Seelig
Bones -- Diseases -- Prevention. : Yoga for healthy bones : a woman's guide / Linda Sparrowe with yoga sequences by Patricia Walden ; additional sequencing by Annie Carpenter ; forword by Susan E. Brown
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Bones -- Diseases -- Prevention -- Popular works. : Yoga for healthy bones : a woman's guide / Linda Sparrowe with yoga sequences by Patricia Walden ; additional sequencing by Annie Carpenter ; forword by Susan E. Brown
The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113)