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Functions of skeleton
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support, protection, Movement,.storage. Hemopoiesis
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Hemopoiesis
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production of RBCs done in red bone marrow
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Types of bones
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short, flat, irregular, long
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diaphysis
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shaft, hollow tube, main part of bone
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Medullary cavity
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hollow area in diaphysis, contains yellow bone marrow
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epiphysis
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ends of bones "spongy" spaces filled with red bone marrow
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articular cartilage
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thin layer covering epiphysis, acts as cushion
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periosteum
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thin membrane that covers bone
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endosteum
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membrane that lines medullary cavity
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