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Preferred Label : flat bone;

Uberon definition : A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow.;

Uberon Function note : Flat bones are those bones which are found where the principal requirement is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment;

Uberon Taxon note : In an adult mammal, most red blood cells are formed in flat bones;

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A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow.

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18/06/2025


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