MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The long bones in the human skeleton are present in both extremities: arms and legs. All of the bones of the arms, legs, hands, and feet are examples of long bones, except the bones of the wrists and ankles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ends of a long bone contain spongy bone and an epiphyseal line. The epiphyseal line is a remnant of an area that contained hyaline cartilage that grew during childhood to lengthen the bone. All of the bones in the arms and legs, except the patella, and bones of the wrist, and ankle, are long bones.

Detailed explanation-3: -QUESTION-WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A LONG BONE? ANSWER-RIB.

Detailed explanation-4: -Short bones include the bones of the wrist and ankle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Long bones are mostly located in the appendicular skeleton and include bones in the lower limbs (the tibia, fibula, femur, metatarsals, and phalanges) and bones in the upper limbs (the humerus, radius, ulna, metacarpals, and phalanges).