Classification of Bones Flashcards by Betzy Castro | Brainscape

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Long Bones

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longer than wide
w/ cylindrical diaphysis

location:
phalanges
metacarpals / metatarsals
femur
tibia
fibula
humerus
radius
ulna

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Short Bones

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long as it is wide

location:
carpals
tarsals
SESAMOID BONES
patella

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Flat Bones

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flat, thin surface with compact bone parallel w/ spongy bone for protection and muscle attachment

-in between two thin layers of compact bone
-forms diploe

location:
most cranial bones
scapulae
sternum
ribs

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Irregular bones

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miscellaneous bones

location:
vertebrae
ossa
coxae
facial bones
some cranial bones

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