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Human Skeleton (composition of bone (spongy (cancellous/trabecular)- at…

Human Skeleton (composition of bone , 5 forms of connective tissue in humans, joints - 3 types, 5 shapes of bones in body (of total 206 bones)
- long bone e.g. limbs, femur - allow movement
- short bone e.g. wrist, carpals - compact, little movement
- flat bone - e.g. occipital, skull - protective
- irregular - e.g. vertebrae - don't fit in other categories!
- sesamoid - e.g. kneecap, patella - bones w. tendons
(also sutural bone (knits together skull), skeleton structure
2 sections

axial (head, torso inc skull, spinal column & rib cage)
appendicular skeleton (everything else)

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