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explain long bone , short bone , flat bone , irregular bone.
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Answer 1

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• Explain long bone, short bone, flat bone, irregular bone.

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↔Let's know what is a Bone?

• It is the chief component of our skeleton,
• Consists of organic, inorganic material,
• Contains compounds of calcium and phosphorous,
• They are called as ''Building blocks of our body''.

→Types of Bones:

• Long bones,
• Short bones,
• Flat bones,
• Irregular bones.

→Long bones:

• Consist of shaft with a knob at each end,
• Shaft: Thick-walled, tubular, filled with yellow narrow ends are spongy,
• Ex: Bones of legs, arms and chest.

→Short bones:

• Box like, spongy bone, show little movement only.
• Ex: Ankle and wrist.

→Flat bones:

• Composed of two or parallel plates of compact bone enclosing spongy bone.
• Ex: Skull, shoulder blade and sternum.

→Irregular bones:

• Complex shape, amount of bone tissue varies, compact and spongy.
• Ex: Facial bones, Vertebral bones.

Answer 2

Long bones:

Consist of shaft with a knob at each end,

Shaft: Thick-walled, tubular, filled with yellow narrow ends are spongy,

Ex: Bones of legs, arms and chest.

→Short bones:

Box like, spongy bone, show little movement only.

Ex: Ankle and wrist.

→Flat bones:

Composed of two or parallel plates of compact bone enclosing spongy bone.

Ex: Skull, shoulder blade and sternum.

→Irregular bones:

Complex shape, amount of bone tissue varies, compact and spongy.

Ex: Facial bones, Vertebral bones.