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Bone Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Long Bones | thighs, lower legs |
Short Bones | wrist and ankle bones |
Flat Bones | cranial bones |
Irregular Bones | hip bones |
Round Bones | patella (kneecap) |
have greater length than width, consist mainly of compact bone but some spongy bone | long bones |
equal in length and width, contain mostly spongy bone | short bones |
thin and composed of 2 parallel plates of compact bone enclosing a layer of spongy bone, provides extensive areas for muscle attachment | flat bones |
complex shapes and vary in amount of compact and spongy bones | irregular bones |
special type of short bone embedded within a tendon or a joint capsule | round bone |