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STRUCTURE OF BONES
Label the following parts of a long bone on both diagrams wherever possible. The
diagram at the right shows a longitudinal section, the other a cross section.
i. Haversian canal
a. shaft
j. bone cell
b. periosteum
c. bbod vessels
d. compact bone
e. spongy bone
f. red marrow
g. nerve cells
h. lamella
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in the blanks with the correct answers.
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connect muscles to bone.
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