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The mineralized connective tissue is termed as the bone. There are two types of bone tissues namely cancellous and the cortical bones. These tissues show four types of cells. They are osteoblast, osteoclasts, osteocytes, and the bone-lining cells. These dynamic cells repeatedly remold itself and act together with all other organ systems. The skeleton comprises nerves and blood vessels (for
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