Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Fig. 6.2 Long bone. Human femur with the identification of the primary structures and inner
features of a diaphysis section
various purposes in the body, such as protection of nervous tissue (the spinal cord
is protected by the vertebrae), multiple muscle-skeletal anchor (the sacrum) or
support of articulated structures (the hip bone or the zygomatic bone).
6.1.2 Composition and Structure of the Bone
6.1.2.1 Bone Matrix
In relation to the bone body dry weight, the bone matrix is proximally composed
by 30 % of organic material and 70 % of inorganic material [
1
]. The bone organic
