- Bone is composed of compact cortical bone and spongy trabecular bone. Compact bone contains osteons arranged in concentric layers. Trabecular bone is made of spicules or plates with many cells on the surfaces.
- Bone is strengthened by deposits of calcium salts in an organic matrix composed primarily of collagen fibers. Hydroxyapatite crystals precipitate on collagen fibers during bone calcification.
- Bone remodeling involves bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts to continually renew and reshape bone in response to stress and repair microdamage.