bone classification Flashcards
what are the six more commonly used classification of normal bone?
long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, paranasal sinus or pneumatic bones and sesamoid bones
what are the classifications given to abnormal bone stressed in spinal II?
heterotopic and accessory bone
what is the name given to bone formed from existing bone?
accessory bone
what is the characteristic feature of a long bone?
it is longer than it is across (length greater than breadth)
what are the names given to the parts of a long bone?
diaphysis (shaft) and typically two epiphyses (extremities)
what is the primary characteristic of short bones?
they are essentially cuboidal
what are examples of short bones?
most of the bones of the carpus and tarsus
what are examples of flat bones?
parietal bone and sternum
what are examples of pneumatic bone?
frontal, ethmoid, maxilla, sphenoid and temporal
what is the characteristic of sesamoid bone?
the bone develops within a tendon
what are consistent examples of sesamoid bones?
patella and pisiform
what are examples of heterotopic bone?
calcific deposits in the pineal gland, heart and ligaments
what are examples of accessory bone?
para-articular processes and bony spurs of vertebrae
