How are these structural differences related to the locations and functions of t

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How are these structural differences related to the locations and functions of these two types of bone? From your observations, how does the marrow in the medullary cavity compare with the marrow in the spaces of the spongy bone? The humerus is the proximal of an upper limb; the femur is the proximal bone of a lower limb. In the adult skeleton only certain portions of these long bones retain functional red bone marrow. Describe the specific regions of these bones that retain blood cell production sites. Identify the structures indicated in figures 12.9, 12.10, and 12.11.

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The bone is a femur

1. Red Bone Marrow

2. Yellow bone marrow

3.Periosteum

4 Compact bone

5 Epiphyseal line

6 Spongy bone

7.Articular cartilage

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