Answer
The wider epiphyses provide ample surface areas for muscle attachment and bone articulation
Work Step by Step
The narrowness of the diaphysis reduces weight.
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
by Saladin, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073403717
ISBN 13:
978-0-07340-371-7
Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Figure 7.1 - Anatomy of a Long Bone - Page 204: 1
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