Bones 1 Depressions/Cavity/Classification Flashcards
0
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Foramen
A
Hole
1
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Fissure
A
Crack
2
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Fossa
A
Dression
3
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Meatus
A
Canal-like passageway
4
Q
Sinus
A
Bone cavity filled with air
5
Q
Compact bone
A
Dense hard bone
6
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Spongy bone
A
Poorest bone
***also known as cancellous bone
7
Q
Long bones
A
Long thin shaft, expanded and this, digitals
8
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Short bones
A
Different shapes, wrist bones, ankle bones, carpals/tarsals
9
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Flat bones
A
Thin/wafer like, cranial bones, scapula
10
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Irregular bones
A
Vertebra, scapula, any bones that are not flat short or long
11
Q
Sesamoid bones
A
Formed bones that are in tendons, patella
12
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Wormian bones
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Also known as sutural bone, bones between skull bones
