Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Long
A
Bones longer than they are wide and found in the limbs.
2
Q
Tubular
A
Long bones
3
Q
Short
A
Roughly cube-shaped bones such as carpal bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the ankle
4
Q
Sesamoid
A
A short bone shaped like a sesame seed formed with tendons, cartilaginous in early life and bony in the adult.
5
Q
Buboidal
A
Short bones
6
Q
Flat
A
consist of a layer of spongy bone between two thing layers of compact bone; cross section is flat, not rounded.
7
Q
Irregular
A
These are the bones in the body not fitting into the above categories mentioned.
