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| Thin, roughly parallel surfaces. Form the roof of the skull, the sternum, the ribs, and the scapulae. Provide protection for underlying soft tissues and off an extensive surface area for the attachment of skeletal muscles. |
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| Small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull. There are individual variations in the number, shape, and position of these bones. Their borders are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and they range in size from a grain of sand to a quarter. |
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| Relatively long and slender. Located in the arm and forearm, thigh and leg, palms, soles, fingers, and toes. The Femur, the long bone of the thigh, is the largest and heaviest bone in the body. |
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| Have complex shapes with short flat, notched, or ridged surfaces. The spinal vertebrae, the bones of the pelvis, and several skull bones are irregular bones. |
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| Generally small, flat, and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. They develop inside tendons and are most commonly located near joints at the knees, the hands, and the feet, Everyone has sesamoid patellae, but individuals vary in the location and abundance of other sesamoid bones. This variation, among others, accounts for disparities in the total number of bones in the skeleton. |
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| Small and boxy. Includes carpal bones and tarsal bones. |
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| A large passageway through the substance of a bone. |
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| A chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air. |
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| A small, rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone. |
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| An elongated cleft or gap. |
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| A large, rough projection. |
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| A small, flat articular surface. |
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| A shallow depression or recess in the surface of the bone. |
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| An extension of a bone that makes an angle with the rest of the structure. |
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