Human Anatomy
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Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
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Chapter 8, Problem 7TOF
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The reason humerus is not the most frequently broken bone and which one is most frequently broken bone.
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The humerus forms the brachium of the forearm that is present between the shoulder and elbow.
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