ch 6 - bone + bone structure Flashcards
6 types of bones
short, flat, irregular, sutural, long, and sesamoid
long bone
long + slender, greater length than width
- outer layer compact bone w/ inner spongy bone at ends (epiphyses)
long bone examples
femur, humerus
short bones
boxy w/ approximately equal dimensions; cubed shape
short bones example
carpels (wrist)
flat bones
thin w/ parallel surfaces that produced a flattened shape
- no medullary cavity
flat bones example
cranium, sternum, scapula
irregular bones
odd, complex shapes
irregular bone example
vertebrae, coxal
sesamoid bones
small, round and flat…somewhat shaped like a sesame seed
- found within certain tendons
sesamoid bone example
patella (knee cap)
sutural bones
small, flat bones of the skull
short, flat, and irregular bones composed mainly of
inner spongy bone w/ outer layer of compact bone
structure of long bone
diaphysis, metaphysis, epiphysis,
epiphysis
ends of a long bone
metaphysis
narrow zone that connects the epiphysis and diaphysis
diaphysis
long tubular shaft of long bone
articular cartilage (hyaline)
covers the epiphysis at the joint
medullary cavity
space within a bone that contains fatty yellow bone marrow
periosteum
covers bone surface
- where ligaments and tendons are attached