Types of Bones

Question 1

Name the 5 types of bones

Answer 1

Long
Short
Flat
Sesamoid
Irregular

Question 2

What is the description/function of a long bone

Answer 2

Longer than wide
Provides movement/leverage
SUPPORT/BC PRODUCTIN/MINERAL STORAGE

Question 3

What is the description/function of a short bone

Answer 3

Wide = Long
Support
Weight bearing
Fine movements

Question 4

What is the description/function of a flat bone

Answer 4

Flat plate of bone
Protection
Muscle attachment
BC production

Question 5

What is the description/function of a sesamoid bone

Answer 5

Embedded between tendons
Protection
Support

Question 6

What is the description/function of a irregular bone

Answer 6

Doesn’t fall into any other category due to its non-uniform shape

Question 7

Example(s) of a long bone

Answer 7

Femur/phalanges/tibia/ulna ect

Question 8

Example(s) of a short bone

Answer 8

(Meta) tarsals
(Meta) carpals

Question 9

Example(s) of a flat bone

Answer 9

Ribs/Sternum/Pelvis/Scapular/Cranium

Question 10

Example(s) of a sesamoid bone

Answer 10

Patella

Question 11

Example(s) of an irregular bone

Answer 11

Vertebrae column
Mandible
Talus