Types of bone Flashcards
what are the five types of bone
long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid
what bone is a long bone
femur
what is the shape of a long bone
longer than they are wide
what is the shape of a short bone
short and almost cubic shape
what bone is a short bone
carpal bone
what shape is a flat bone
flatter than they are wide
what bone is a flat bone
scapula
what are irregular bones
bones that don’t fit any other category
what bone is a flat bone
vertebrae
what is a sesamoid bone
similar to a short bone but without a tendon
what bone is a sesamoid bone
patella
what are the two hip bones
ilium, ischium
what is the ilium bone
the widest and largest of the 3 parts of the hip
what is the ischium bone
paired bone of the pelvis
what does the ischium bone form
lower and back of the hip bone
what are the five components of the vertebral column in order from top to bottom
cervical, thoracic, lumber, saccral, coccyx