Bone Classification Flashcards
What are the six more commonly used classifications of normal bone?
long, short, flat, irregular, pneumatic or paranasal, sesamoid
What are the classifications given to abnormal bone stressed in spinal anatomy?
heterotopic and accessory
What is the name given to bone formed in a non-bone location?
heterotopic bone
what is the name given to bone formed from existing bone?
accessory bone
What is the primary characteristic of short bone?
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 is the characteristic of pneumatic bones?
air spaces within a bone
What are examples of pneumatic bones?
frontal, ethmoid, maxilla and sphenoid, and temporal
What bones contain paranasal sinuses?
frontal, ethmoid, maxilla and spenoid
What is the characteristic of sesamoid bones?
patella and pisiform
What are examples of heterotopic bones?
calcific deposits in the pineal gland, heart, and ligaments
What are examples of accessory bone?
para-articular processes and bony spurs of vertebrae.
