2007-01-07 03:23:01 · 6 answers · asked by smoabayomi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
If by alive you mean cells are functioning, yes. Bones repair and replace cells all the time. They are also responsible for making some of the things found in blood.
2007-01-07 03:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they aren't. You wouldn't say that a particular organ or tissue is alive, only that an entire organism is. So a kidney or a leaf isn't alive, nor is even a heart or a brain, only a person or a tree, and so forth. It doens't matter if the bones are the skeleton of a living person or if they're ancient bones found in an archaeological site; they're not alive either way.
2007-01-07 03:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yup.
Bone cells called osteocytes are continuously building & dissolving bone depending on stress (building) and the bloodstream (need for calcium - dissolve)
There are also red marrow cells which are hemopoetic- "blood forming" cells which live in the large bones.
Wikipedia has a nice article about bones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone
;-)
2007-01-07 03:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are alive, the bones insider you body are alive.
2007-01-07 03:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by --> ( Charles ) <-- 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, cells are tho....
the characterisc that will make something living are
it must be able to reproduce (this is the only rule with exceptions)
must react to ist enviroment
must eat
must produce wast
must grow
must must be multicellular or single cellular
must be a species
2007-01-07 06:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They continue to grow for as long as the body they are part of survives
2007-01-07 04:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋