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Different Types Of Bones
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- 1What is a short bone ?Short bones main primary function is providing support and stability with little movement. Examples of short bones are the wrist and foot bones. They consist of only a thin layer of compact, hard bone with cancellous bone on the inside along with relatively large amounts of bone marrow.
- 2What is a flat bone ?Flat bones are strong, flat plates of bone with the main function of providing protection to the bodies vital organs and being a base for muscular attachment.
- 3What is an irregular bone ?These are bones in the body which do not fall into any other category, due to their non-uniform shape.
- 4What is a sesamoid bone ?Sesamoid bones are usually short or irregular bones, embedded in a tendon.Sesamoid bones are usually present in a tendon where it passes over a joint which serves to protect the tendon.
- 5What is a long bone ?The classification of a long bone includes having a body which is longer than it is wide, with growth plates (epiphysis) at either end, having a hard outer surface of compact bone and a spongy inner known an cancellous bone containing bone marrow. Both ends of the bone are covered in hyaline cartilage to help protect the bone and aid shock absorbtion.
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