Classifications of bones Flashcards
small, flat, irregular shaped bones between the bones of the skull.
Surtural bones
Bones that are longer than they are wide,
Long bones
Bones about as wide as they are long – roughly cube-shape
Short bones
Thin, flat bones that are usually curved
Flat bones
Bones that don’t fit any of the other categories
Irregular bones
generally small and seed shaped bones
Sesamoid bone
Examples are phalanges, femur, humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, fibula
Long bones
Examples are carpals and tarsals
Short bones
Examples are sternum, ribs, scapula, The cranium (skull), the ilium (pelvis
Flat bones
Examples are Ethmoid, palatine, sphenoid, temporal, Zygomatic, maxilla, mandible, vetebrae
Irregular bones
The patella is a ______ bone
Sphenoid bone