6.2 Bone Classification

Question 1

long bone

Answer 1

long and cylindrical ex. humerus, femur

Question 2

long and cylindrical ex. humerus, femur

Answer 2

long bone

Question 3

short bone

Answer 3

cube-like in shape ex. carpals of the wrists and the tarsals of the ankles

Question 4

cube-like in shape ex. carpals of the wrists and the tarsals of the ankles

Answer 4

short bone

Question 5

flat bone

Answer 5

thin, often curved, ex cranial, scapulae

Question 6

thin, often curved, ex cranial, scapulae

Answer 6

flat bone

Question 7

irregular bone

Answer 7

does not have any easily characterized shape ex. facial bones

Question 8

does not have any easily characterized shape ex. facial bones

Answer 8

irregular bone

Question 9

sesamoid bone

Answer 9

small, round bone that form in tendons ex. patellae

Question 10

small, round bone that form in tendons ex. patellae

Answer 10

sesamoid bone