Ch 6, Classification of Bones

Question 1

By location

Answer 1

2 main groups
1. axial skeleton: skull, backbone, ribcage
2. appendicular: all the rest
girdles and appendages
shoulder girdle and arms
pelvic girdle and legs

Question 2

Long bones

Answer 2

longer than wide

femur, humerous

Question 3

short bones

Answer 3

cube shaped bones

wrist, ankle bones

Question 4

flat bones

Answer 4

thin, flat, slightly curved, skull

sternum

Question 5

irregular bones

Answer 5

complicated shapes, often very odd

vertebrae