Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

bones  

Definition

  • Rigid, calcified structures forming the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They provide mechanical support and facilitate mobility but also have other functions, such as the production of red blood corpuscles and the protection of some organs (e.g. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; bones]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/bones

Download this concept: