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BONE |
CARTILAGE |
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Hard |
Relatively soft |
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Inflexible |
Flexible |
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Porous - has minute opening on the surface |
Non-porous |
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Blood vessels present |
Blood vessels absent |
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Matrix made of protein and mineral salts like Calcium Phosphate |
Matrix made of protein |
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May have bone marrow in the center |
No such material is present |
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Cells are called osteocytes |
Cells are called chondrocytes |
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Provides shape and structure to body |
Provides flexibility and smoothens body joints |
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Forms the skeleton |
Found in joints, tip of nose, ear, trachea, larynx |
Differentiate between bone and cartilage
Last updated at April 16, 2024 by Teachoo
