Exam 1 - Bone Classification Flashcards
What are the six more commonly used classifications of normal bone?
long bones short bones flat bones irregular bones paranasl sinus/pneumatic bone sesamoid bones
What are the classifications given to abnormal bones stressed in Spinal Anatomy?
heterotopic
accessory bone
What is the name given to bone formed in a non-bone location?
heterotopic bone
What is the name given to bone formed from existing bone?
accessory bone
What is the primary characteristic of short bones?
they are essentially cuboidal
What are examples of short bones?
most of the bones of the carpus and tarsus
What are examples of flat bones?
the parietal bone
sternum
What is characteristic of pneumatic bone?
air spaces within the bone
What are examples of pneumatic bone?
frontal ethmoid maxilla sphenoid temporal
What bones contain paranasal sinuses?
frontal
ethmoid
maxialla
sphenoid
What is the characteristic of sesamoid bone?
the bone develops within a tendon
What are consistent examples of sesamoid bones?
patella
pisiform
What are examples of heterotopic bone?
calcific depositis in the pineal gland ((brain sand)), heart, and ligaments
What are examples of accessory bone?
para-articular processes
bony spurs of vertebrae
