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its so you can get rebounds and not get hurt easily
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What sport where it would be good to have long thin bones?
Basketball
What Good sport for long thin bones and why?
football
What is the thin cavity that lines the central cavity of long bones?
endosteum
What part of your body contains 5 thin long bones called metacarpals?
Hands :)
Scapula is what type of bone?
The scapula is an irregular bone, and is defined as such because it is not a long, short, or thin bone. A long bone is longer than it is wide, for example the femur. Short bones are "cube shaped", such as the cuboid (one of your tarsal bones). Thin bones have a curve to them and are fairly flat, such as your sternum.
What is the term for the enlarged ends of long bones?
The term for enlarged ends of long bones is epiphysis. This is a thin layer of compact bone overlying spongy bone.
Are the leg bones of a bat so thin that they cannot stand?
the leg bones of a bat are so thin that bats cannot stand
What is the idiomatic meaning of bag of bones?
the meaning of the bag of bones is when a person is really thin and he is mallnurish
Articular cartilage found at the end of the long bones serves to?
Cushion the bones from impact. Articular cartilage acts as a thin shock absorber.
What forms the palm of the hand?
The palm is formed from the metacarpals, the thin bones between the phalanges (finger bones) and the carpals (wrist bones).
Who typically develops stress fractures?
Stress fractures are especially common in ballet dancers, long-distance runners, and in people whose bones are thin.
What are expanded ends of bones that form joints with adjacent bones?
The head (as opposed the the thin, elongated shaft).
