Bones
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| axial skeleton | central (80 bones)
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| appendicular skeleton | sides (126 bones)
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| long bone | longer than they are wide, with a thick compact bone exterior
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| short bone | almost equal in length and width and contain a thick interior of spongy bone covered by a thin veneer of compact bone
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| flat bone | relatively flat, but may be curved, and contain a thin, spongy bone interior covered by a thin veneer of compact bone
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| irregular bone | self-explanatory and do not easily fit into any category (vertebral)
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| sesamoid bone | small bones that develop in tendons (patella) for protection against wear and tear; form at points of friction
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| sutural bone | within the cranium
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| functions of the skeletal system | lever system for locomotion, storage for minerals/nutrients, protection for organs/tissues, framework for the body, blood cell formation (hemopolesis)
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| epiphyses | enlarged proximal and distal ends of long bones
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| diaphysis | middle shaft area of long bones formed by mostly compact bone
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