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Types and Divisions of Human Bones by Alejandro is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Bones provide structure and protection to the human body. There are two divisions of bones - the axial skeleton which includes the skull, ribs, and vertebral column, and the appendicular skeleton which includes the bones of the limbs. There are five types of bones - long bones like the femur which absorb stress, short bones like wrist bones, flat bones like the skull which provide protection, sesamoid bones like the kneecap embedded in tendons, and irregular bones like facial bones. The skull contains both

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Alejandro

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