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Bone Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |