Classification of Bones Flashcards
1
Q
wrist bones
A
carpals
2
Q
contains mostly spongy bones
A
short bones
3
Q
shaft with heads at both ends
A
long bones
4
Q
ankle bones
A
tarsals
5
Q
characteristics of flat bones
A
flattened and usually curved
6
Q
examples of irregular bones
A
vertabrae, illium, ishium
7
Q
examples of short bones
A
ankle and wrist bones
8
Q
typically longer than they are wide
A
long bones
9
Q
two layers of compact bone surround a layer of spongy bone
A
flat bones
10
Q
bones are classified as what
A
long
short
flat
irregular
11
Q
irregular shape
A
irregular bones
12
Q
contains mostly compact bone
A
long bones
13
Q
generally cube shaped
A
short bones
14
Q
examples of flat bones
A
skull
ribs
sternum
15
Q
when is a bone considered irregular?
A
when it doesn’t fit into other bone classification categories
