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 sesamoids bones
Which classification of bone are characteristic of the appendicular skeleton?
Long bones, short bones, and sesamoid bones
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?
The diaphysis (shaft) and typically two epiphyses (extremities)
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 is the characteristic of sesamoid bones?
The bone develops within a tendon
What are consistent examples of sesamoid bones?
Patella and pisiform
Which classifications of bone are characteristic of the axial skeleton?
Flat bones, irregular bones, and paranasal sinus or pneumatic bones
What are flat bones?
A thin layer of spongy bone is sandwiched between two layers of compact bone
What are examples of flat bones?
The parietal bone and sternum
What is the name given to the spongy bone of the skull?
Dipole
What is characteristic of irregular bone?
Numerous projections or irregular outlines
What are examples of irregular bone?
The vertebrae and innominate bones
What is characteristic of pneumatic bone?
Air spaces within the bone
