Types Of Bone Flashcards
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Long
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- Arms and legs
- provides structural support
1
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Flat
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- Skull, shoulder blades, ribs, sternum , pelvic bones
- protects soft tissues of the brain and organs in the thorax and pelvis
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Short
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- Wrist (carpal bones) and ankle (tarsal bones)
- look like blocks
- allow wider range of movements than larger bones
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Irregular
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- Vertebral column, knee caps
- varyings shapes
- has projections that muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach to
