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Long bones support body weight and aid in Movement

Task 2 Long bones support body weight and aid in movement They are extremely dense and hard so they give the body strength and structure Other than their structural role long bones also produce stromal manufactures cartilage fat cells and store adipocytes whose triglycerides are a source for energy and hematopoietic manufactures white and red blood cells and platelets marrow Long bones can also function as levers This aids the muscles to function to their highest potential and allows speedy movement and application of strength for e g picking up heavy things Short bones primary function is to provide support and stability however they allow little no movement Sesamoid bones are a type of short bone that develop in a tendon They differ in quantity and size in between different people Some sesamoid bone work to adjust the direction of pull of a tendon This protects tendons from wear and stress The purpose of other sesamoid bones elsewhere in the body is unknown Other than their structural role short bones also produce stromal manufactures cartilage fat cells and store adipocytes whose triglycerides are a source for energy and hematopoietic manufactures white and red blood cells and platelets marrow Irregular bones differ in structure and shape compared to long short and flat bones Their complex shape protects internal organs for e g irregular bones in the vertebral column safeguard the nervous tissue in the spinal cord protecting it from shock which can possibly squash the nervous tissue and irregular bones in the pelvis safeguard organs contained in the pelvic cavity 



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