Bones Flashcards
Axial
Down center of body
Appendicular
Off sides of body
Axial or appendicular: shoulder bones
Appendicular
Axial or appendicular: skull, vertebral column, rib cage
Axial
What do short bones look like?
Cube shaped
What do flat bones look like?
Thin, flat, and curved
What do irregular bones look like?
Compacted, unusual shapes
What do long bones look like?
Long like sticks
Long bones: what is in the center of a long bone?
Yellow marrow
long bones: What is at the very tips of long bones?
Cartilage
Long bones: what is the center, long, main shaft of the long bone called?
Diaphysis
Long bones: what are the rounded ends of the bone called?
Epiphysis
What is the thigh bone (above the knee) called?
Femur
What is the bone in the arm next to the shoulder called?
Humerus
What is the scientific word for collarbone?
Clavicle
