Classification of Bones

Question 1

Which bones make up the AXIAL skeleton?

Answer 1

Bones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage

Question 2

Which bones make up the APPENDICULAR skeleton?

Answer 2

Bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder, and hip

Question 3

Describe LONG BONES

Answer 3

Longer than they are wide

Question 4

Describe SHORT BONES

Answer 4

Cube-shaped bones of the wrist and ankle

Question 5

Describe SESAMOID Bones

Answer 5

Type of short bone that forms withing tendons (e.g. patella)

Question 6

Describe FLAT bones

Answer 6

Thin, flattened, and a bit curved (e.g., sternum, and most skull bones)

Question 7

Describe IRREGULAR bones

Answer 7

bones with complicated shapes (e.g., vertebrae and pelvis bones)