Functions
Osseous tissue performs numerous functions including:
Directly:
- Support for muscles, organs, and soft tissues.
- Leverage and movement.
- Protection of vital organs, e.g., the heart. (Note: not all vital organs are protected by bones, e.g., the intestines.)
- Calcium phosphate storage.
Indirectly:
- Hemopoiesis - formation of blood cells by the bone marrow interspersed within the spongy bone.
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