Lab 5 Flashcards
Sutural bones
Small, flat bones found within the skull sutures
High degree of individual variation in number and size
Also called Wormain bones
Flat Bones
thin like a plate
protect underlying structures
large surface area for tendon and ligament attachments
examples are cranial bones , sternum, ribs and scapula
Long bones
Longer than wide
most common type of bone
range from very large femur to small phalangeal bones
(Humerus)
Sesamoid bones
small, flat bones develop inside tendons everyone has patellas presence of other sesamoid bones is highly variable (patella)
Short bones
similar length and width
roughly cube-shaped
examples are carpals and tarsals
Canal
round hole deeper than a foramen
Process
general term for any projection
Sinus
open chamber within a bone
usually air-filled
Fissure
narrow gap
Groove or Sulcus
narrow depression
Tubercle
small, rounded process
Tuberosity
small, rounded process
Head
large, smooth, rounded process
for articulation in joint
Neck
narrow connection between head and rest of bone
Trochanter
Large, rough process
Line
very narrow ridge
Epicondyle
raised area above a condyle