Classification of Bones Flashcards
What bone is greater in length?
Long Bone
Where are some long bones?
Femur, Humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, fibula, phalanges
What bone is greater in width?
Short bone
What are some short bones
carpals, tarsals
What are parallel plates that are flat?
Flat bones
What are some flat bones
sternum, ribs, skull, scapula, clavicle
What are oddly shaped bones?
Irregular Bone
What are some irregular bones?
vertebra, coccyx, sphenoid, ethmoid, facial bones, mandible, hyoid, sacrum, Auditory ossicles, innonimate
What resembles a sesame seed, that is encased in tendons; an example of this is the patella
Sesamoid Bone
What bone is only found in the suture line?
Wormian Bone
What is the shaft of the bone? Its function is for strength and supporting weight.
Diaphysis
What is bulb shaped and bone marrow is located here?
Epiphysis
What is found on the ends of freely moveable joints? Its purpose is to be a shock absorber and a friction reducer?
Articular Cartilage
What is the outer covering of bone; Osteoblast live here
Periosteum
What is the hollow are of the diaphysis of long bone?
Medullary Cavity
