Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 43.2, Problem 2SB
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The functions of bones of the vertebrate endoskeleton.

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There are three types of skeletal system: exoskeleton, which forms the outer shell in tortoise, Endoskeleton, which lies beneath the exoskeleton in echinoderms, and the hydrostatic skeleton, which is found in the coelom of echinoderms.

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