SKELETAL SYSTEM - Bone Classification

Question 1

What are the four main bone shapes?

Answer 1

Long bones – longer than they are wide (e.g., limb bones).

Short bones – cube-like (e.g., carpals, tarsals).

Flat bones – thin and often curved (e.g., sternum, ribs, cranial bones).

Irregular bones – varied shapes (e.g., vertebrae, facial bones).

Question 2

What are sesamoid bones?

Answer 2

Small bones formed within tendons due to stress (e.g., patella).