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the sense overlaps with bone tissue and with bone as an organ.","purpose":"Let an agent explain bone in the general WordNet sense, relay structure, function and the range of bony and bone-like structures from anatomy and palaeontology sources, describe the aliases the registry names and correct those that are teeth, and distinguish bone from cartilage, teeth, antler and shell.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Skeletal material","Living tissue","Many structures","Aliases include teeth"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What bone is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is bone, and how does it differ from cartilage, teeth, antler and shell?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the material, a specific bone, a tooth or a fossil?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"structures","name":"Structures","description":"Named structures.","findings":[{"id":"structures-finding","name":"Structures","description":"Structures.","questions":[{"text":"What are the furcula, fangs, tusks and conodont elements, and which are truly bone?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific structure?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"biology","name":"Biology","description":"Biology.","layers":[{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","findings":[{"id":"structure-finding","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","questions":[{"text":"How is bone built from cells and mineralised matrix?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"function","name":"Function","description":"Function.","findings":[{"id":"function-finding","name":"Function","description":"Function.","questions":[{"text":"What roles does bone play in support, movement, protection and blood formation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"beyond","name":"Beyond","description":"Fossils and uses.","layers":[{"id":"fossils","name":"Fossils","description":"Fossils.","findings":[{"id":"fossils-finding","name":"Fossils","description":"Fossils.","questions":[{"text":"How do bones fossilise, and what are conodont elements?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits conodont?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"uses","name":"Uses","description":"Uses.","findings":[{"id":"uses-finding","name":"Uses","description":"Uses.","questions":[{"text":"How has bone been used in tools, art and industry?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits bone carving?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Health and language.","layers":[{"id":"health","name":"Health","description":"Health.","findings":[{"id":"health-finding","name":"Health","description":"Health.","questions":[{"text":"What diseases affect bone, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits bone disease?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"language","name":"Language","description":"Language.","findings":[{"id":"language-finding","name":"Language","description":"Language.","questions":[{"text":"How is bone used in idioms and other senses?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific sense?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain the structure and functions of bone and how bones differ from teeth such as tusks.","Help identify animal bone in archaeological or teaching collections under a curator's direction."],"mustNot":["Handle or disturb human remains without the authority and respect due to the dead.","Assist in trading ivory or bones of protected species.","Diagnose bone disease or fractures in a specific person.","Display human bones from communities that have asked for their return."],"requiresHuman":["Excavating, moving or returning human remains.","Deciding whether found bones are human and need reporting to authorities."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Human bones are the remains of people; communities and descendants have a claim to them.","Trade in ivory and animal parts drives poaching of endangered species."],"affectedParties":["Descendants and communities of origin","Endangered animals","Patients"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person whose body it is; for remains, next of kin, the community of origin or the holding institution.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Endangered species trade permit records"]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-05294035-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"connective tissue","type":"related","note":"in WordNet terms"},{"target":"bone tissue","type":"related","note":"in tissue terms"},{"target":"tooth","type":"related","note":"to which fangs and tusks belong"},{"target":"furcula","type":"related","note":"the wishbone of birds"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.bone","Open English WordNet: oewn-05277400-n","WordNet: oewn-05294035-n rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["human bones, adult: 206 count","furcula: fused clavicles of birds note","tusk material: dentine note - a tooth, not bone","conodont elements: Cambrian to Triassic note - microfossils"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Rigid connective tissue of the skeleton","Furcula or wishbone; 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should they be reassigned?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-bone/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-bone/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T15:11:24Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:27+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: WordNet gloss; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}