Lab final exam Flashcards
How are bones classified?
By their general shape
What are the 6 different ways to classify bones?
- Long bones
- Short bones
- Flat bones
- Sesamoid bones
- Irregular bones
- Sutural bones
How do you categorize/describe long bones?
- longer than they are wide
- Mostly located in the appendicular skeleton
What are some examples of long bones?
Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Metacarpals, phalanges, femur, tibia, fibula, and metatarsals
What is the diaphysis?
the shaft of the long bone
What are the epiphysis?
each end of a long bone
How do you categorize/describe short bones?
Are about as wide as they are long and cube shaped
Where are short bones only found?
In hands and feet
What are examples of short bones?
carpal bones and tarsal bones
How do you categorize/describe flat bones?
Are flat and thin
What are examples of flat bones?
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Lacrimal, Nasal, Vomer, Scapula, Sternum, Rib, and Hip/coxal bone
How do you categorize/describe sesamoid bones?
Circular bones and looks similar to a sesame seed in shape
What is an example of a sesamoid bones?
Patella (knee cap)
How do you categorize/describe irregular bones?
Complex shapes and bones that do not fit neatly into long, short, flat or sesamoid bone category
What are examples of irregular bones?
Ethmoid, palatine, Inferior nasal concha, Sphenoid, Temporal, Zygomatic, Maxillla, Mandible, Hyoid, Vertebrae, Sacrum, Coccyx
How do you categorize/describe sutural bones?
Only within cranial sutures and are unnamed
Where are sutural bones only found?
the skull
Bone is also called _____ tissue?
osseous
Osseous tissue comes into what two forms?
compact bone and spongy bone
Describe compact bone:
Compact bone is mostly solid with only a few hollow spaces for either cells or blood vessels and nerves; usually found on the outer surface of bones
Describe spongy bone:
Spongy bone is very porous, with the bone mineral forming a web-like series of connecting columns; usually found on the interior of bones.
Compact bone is made up of _____?
osteons
What are osteons?
cylinders of bone
Compact bone consists of many _____ packed beside one another?
osteons