In the skeletal system, compact bone is located

A) in direct contact with articular cartilages.
B) where bones are most heavily stressed.
C) where stresses arrive from many directions.
D) in the epiphyses of the long bones.
E) All of the answers are correct.


B) where bones are most heavily stressed.

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