Subject: Science

Topic: Humans and animals

Grade: IV

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What are the different types of bones?

 Long
 Short
 Flat
 Irregular

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Long Bone Short Bone Flat Bone Irregular Bone

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 Long Bones

 Longer than they are wide

 Important in making movements and also
support the body

 Examples :
 Bones of your arms and legs except kneecap,
wrist and ankle bones

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 Short Bones

 Short and wide.

 Cube shaped
 Provide some movement

 Examples :
 Bones of your wrists and ankles

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Examples of short bones

Wrist bones Ankle bones

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 Flat Bones

 Thin and flat

 Protect the internal delicate organs.

 Examples :
 Bones that make up the skull and ribs

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Examples of Flat Bones

Skull Ribs

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 Irregular Bones

 Complicated, unusual shapes

 Protect the internal delicate organs.

 Examples :
 Vertebrae

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Example of irregular bones

Bones of the spine (single vertebra)

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