Classification Of Bones Flashcards
What is the function of axial skeleton?
Protect, support, carry other body parts
Long axis of body
Skull, vertebral column, rib cage
Axial skeleton
Bones of upper and lower limbs and the girdles that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton.
Appendicular skeleton
What is the function of the appendicular skeleton?
Locomotion
Manipulate the environment
Bones which are longer than they are wide
Long bones
Where are long bones located?
All limb bones except patella, wrist, ankle.
Ex. Humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, etc.
Roughly cube-shaped bones.
Short bones
Where are short bones found?
Carpals (wrist), tarsals (ankle).
What are sesamoid bones?
Special type of short bone, which is ‘shaped like a sesame seed’
The patella falls under which category of bone?
Sesamoid bone
Bones which are Thin, flattened and usually a bit curved
Flat bones
Sternum, scapula, ribs, most skull bones
Flat bones
Bones which are complicated shapes that do not fit into any category
Irregular bones
vertebrae, hip bones
Irregular bones
What are the functions of bone?
Protection support movement mineral and growth factor storage Blood cell formation Triglyceride storage Hormone production
