Classification of Bones Flashcards
wrist bones
carpals
contains mostly spongy bones
short bones
shaft with heads at both ends
long bones
ankle bones
tarsals
characteristics of flat bones
flattened and usually curved
examples of irregular bones
vertabrae, illium, ishium
examples of short bones
ankle and wrist bones
typically longer than they are wide
long bones
two layers of compact bone surround a layer of spongy bone
flat bones
bones are classified as what
long
short
flat
irregular
irregular shape
irregular bones
contains mostly compact bone
long bones
generally cube shaped
short bones
examples of flat bones
skull
ribs
sternum
when is a bone considered irregular?
when it doesn’t fit into other bone classification categories
examples of long bones
all bones except wrist, ankle, and kneecap
femur
humorous
a type of short bone which forms within tendons
sesamoid
