bone
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.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What bone is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is bone, and how does it differ from cartilage, teeth, antler and shell? definition
- Is the question about the material, a specific bone, a tooth or a fossil? boundary
Structures
Named structures.
Structures
Structures.
- What are the furcula, fangs, tusks and conodont elements, and which are truly bone? definition
- Which entry fits the specific structure? action
Biology Biology.
Structure
Structure.
Structure
Structure.
- How is bone built from cells and mineralised matrix? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Function
Function.
Function
Function.
- What roles does bone play in support, movement, protection and blood formation? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Beyond Fossils and uses.
Fossils
Fossils.
Fossils
Fossils.
- How do bones fossilise, and what are conodont elements? provenance
- Which entry fits conodont? action
Uses
Uses.
Uses
Uses.
- How has bone been used in tools, art and industry? provenance
- Which entry fits bone carving? action
Context Health and language.
Health
Health.
Health
Health.
- What diseases affect bone, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits bone disease? action
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How is bone used in idioms and other senses? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific sense? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.body
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Facets: substance
- living
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- fang, tusk, conodont, furcula, wishbone, wishing bone, splint bone, pastern, fetter bone, cannon bone, fishbone, nasal concha
What it is Filled
In the WordNet sense, the rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates, and by extension the individual bones and bone-like structures the registry aliases name, such as fangs and tusks, which are teeth rather than bones, the furcula or wishbone of birds formed by fused clavicles, and conodont elements, tooth-like fossils of early vertebrates; the sense overlaps with bone tissue and with bone as an organ.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Skeletal material
- Living tissue
- Many structures
- Aliases include teeth
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- 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.
Only with a human decision
- Excavating, moving or returning human remains.
- Deciding whether found bones are human and need reporting to authorities.
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.
Moral aspects Filled
- 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.
Who is affected
- Descendants and communities of origin
- Endangered animals
- Patients
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose body it is; for remains, next of kin, the community of origin or the holding institution.
Master systems
- Endangered species trade permit records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-05294035-n - registry parent class
related
- connective tissue - in WordNet terms
- bone tissue - in tissue terms
- tooth - to which fangs and tusks belong
- furcula - the wishbone of birds
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- 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
Direct properties required Filled
- 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 required Filled
- Rigid connective tissue of the skeleton
- Furcula or wishbone; fang and tusk as teeth; conodont elements as fossils
- Cartilage is flexible; teeth are dentine and enamel; antler is bone shed yearly; shell is mineral secretion
- Hard, pale material forming the skeleton.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the sense
- relay structure and function
- describe named structures
- distinguish related materials
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Registry aliases naming teeth as bone
- Confusing bone with cartilage or antler
- Agents giving personal medical advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Anatomical nomenclature
- Ivory trade bans covering tusks
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a body material and structure.
- long, short, flat and irregular bones
- bird bones such as the furcula
- bone-like structures that are teeth, such as fangs and tusks
- fossil bone and conodont elements
- bone as material in tools and art
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-05277400-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: bone - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should fang and tusk be moved to the tooth entry?
- How should anatomy sources be linked?
- The registry aliases fang and tusk are teeth and conodont elements are fossils; should they be reassigned?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-bone/spec.json