Bones

Question 1

Long bones

Answer 1

> hard, dense
provide strength + mobility
e.g. femur/metatarsals/clavicle

Question 2

Short bones

Answer 2

> as wide as long
provide support + stability
little to no movement
e.g. carpals/tarsals

Question 3

Flat bones

Answer 3

> protection
muscle attachment
e.g. ribs/parietal/ scapula/hip/sternum

Question 4

Irregular bones

Answer 4

> various purposes

e. g. - protection of nervous tissue - vertebrae
- anchor points for muscle - sacrum
- maintaining larynx/trachea - hyoid bone

Question 5

Sesamoid bones

Answer 5

> within tendon or muscle
act as pulley to increase angular torque
e.g. patella/sesamoid bones of FHB