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- Name the five types of bones
- Long; Short; Flat; Irregular; Sesamoid
- Give three features of a long bone
- A body which is longer than it is wide
- Growth plate (epiphysis) at either end
- Each end covered in hyaline cartilage
- Hard outer surface with cancellous (spongy) bone in the centre
- What is the main function of a flat bone?
- Where are sesamoid bones found?
- Complete the sentence:
- Short bones are approximately as wide as they are long
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