The Following Questions Refer to the Figure Above of a Section

question 52

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the figure above of a section through bone.
-Joints are areas of connection between two

• A) bendable regions of the skeleton.
• B) bones.
• C) glands.
• D) cartilage regions.
• E) of none of these.

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