Types of bones

Question 1

Long bones

Answer 1

Are bones that are longer than they are wide. They don’t have to be big, small bones like finger bones (phalanges) count as long bones. A long bone has a shaft plus two ends

Question 2

Short bones

Answer 2

Are roughly the same size in length, width and thickness.

Question 3

Flat bones

Answer 3

Flat bones,or plates, usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to. For example, the ribs protect the heart and lungs.

Question 4

Irregular bones

Answer 4

Have odd shapes, and perform a range of functions. Some have a special shape so that they can protect something, like the vertebrae, which protect the spinal cord. Other have lots of attachment points for muscle.

Question 5

Examples of long bone

Answer 5

All limb bones apart from knee cap (patella) and the wrist and ankle.

Question 6

Examples of short bones

Answer 6

The only short bones in the body are the carpals in the wrist and the tarsals in the foot. To remember carpals and cuffs. Tarsals and toes.

Question 7

Examples of flat bones

Answer 7

Ribs protect the heart and lungs, while the broad shoulder blade (scapula) has 3 main muscle groups attached to it. Other flat bones: kneecap (patella), skull (cranium), chest plate (sternum), collarbone (clavicle) and 2 hip bones.

Question 8

Examples of irregular bones

Answer 8

The vertebrae, which protects spinal cord. Others have lots of attachment points for muscle, like the sacrum, a triangular bone in lower back.