EP CONNECT ONLINE ACCESS FOR BIOLOGY:
EP CONNECT ONLINE ACCESS FOR BIOLOGY:
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ISBN: 9781260542226
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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The reason how injury could affect the growth if he severely fractures his femur.

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Femur is a leg bone and it is the strongest and the longest bone of the body. It helps the body during movement and locomotion. The ends of the bone consist of the spongy tissues. The bone marrow, nerve fibers and blood vessels are present inside the bone. The stem cells are formed inside the bones which form the developed mature cells after the differentiation pathway.

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