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The femur bone is a typed as a Long bones - these are the bones connected with large movement. They are long and cylindrincal with growth heads - epiphyses at either end. The epiphysis is covered by articular cartilage. The outer layer of the bone is hard, and is called "compact bone". The inside of the bone is spongy, called "cancellous bone". Examples of long bones include the femur (thigh bone), the humerus (upper bone in the arm) and the phalanges (fingers and toes).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe femur is a long bone and it is also the largest bone in the human body.
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What type of bone is the long bone of the leg?
Femur.
What type of bone is the femur Why is this type of bone important?
Femur is a Long Bone. It is important because it is the longest bone in the human body and because it determines a persons height (along with the Tibia and Fibula)
What type of bone protruding from the skin?
femur
What is the large bone in the thigh called?
The femur or thigh bone is the largest and strongest bone in the body. The sides of the bone are the left and right lateral aspect of the femur.
Longest strongest bone in the body?
The femur, the thigh bone
What bone is in the thigh?
The thigh bone is called as femur. It is the architectural marvel.
What do your femur bone called?
The femur bone is the single bone in your thigh.
What tissues are in a femur?
Femur is a type of Bone.And bones have Connective tissue to build up themselves. Hence Femur contains connective tissue
What is the longest bone in the body?
The Femur in the ThighThe femur is the longest bone in the human body; it is located in the thigh. It is also known as the thigh bone (Femur is the technical word).
What class of bone does femur belong to?
The femur is a long bone.
The humerus is an example of a?
The femur and the humerus are examples of which type of bones?
What is the name of the longest bone in you body?
The largest bone in your body is the Femur
