LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 4WYL
What are the four classes of bone in terms of shape? Into which group would the os coxae (hip bone) be placed?
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