bone classification Flashcards
what are long bones
levers of movement
what are short bones
found in your joints with little movements
what are flat bones
there for protection
what are your irregular bones
irregular shapes
what is your sesamoid
your patella (floating bone)
how many types of bones are there
5
what is your clavicle
long bone located in your collar bone
what is your humerus
long bone located in your upper arm
what is your ulma
long bone in lower arm
what are your metacarpals
long bone in your hand
what is your radius
long bone located on the thumb side of your lower arm
what are your phalanges
long bones located in your toes and fingers
what is your femur
long bone located in your upper leg
what is your tibia
a long bone located at the front of your lower leg
what is your fibula
long bone located at the back of your lower leg
what are your metatarsals
long bone located at the foot of the
what are your carpals
short bone located in your wrist
what are your tarsals
short bone located in your ankle
what are your calcaneum
short bone located in your heel
what are your ribs
flat bone located at your chest
what is your cranium
flat bone located at the skull
what is your scapula
flat bone located at the shoulder blade
what is your pelvis
flat bone located at the hips
what is your sternum
flat bone located at the breast
what are your facial bones
irregular bones located in the face
what is your mandible
irregular bone located in the jaw
what is your vertebrae
irregular bone located at the spine
what is your patella
sesamoid bone located at the knee cap
what is your axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton
axial= skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum
appendicular= everything else
