1 Introduction
1 Introduction
Skeletal System
Classification of Bones
Bones are identified by SHAPE
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Long bones
Flat bones
Sutural bones
Irregular bones
Short bones
Sesamoid bones
Long Bones
Are longer than they are wide
Flat Bones
Are thin (sometimes curved)
Are found in the skull, sternum, ribs, and
scapula
Sutural Bones
Classified by LOCATION
Are found between the flat bones of the
skull
Irregular Bones
Many different and complex shapes
Ex: ear bones/vertebrae
Short Bones
Are small and thick; cube-shaped
Ex: ankle & wrist bones
Sesamoid Bones
small and flat
Develop inside tendons
near joints of knees,
hands, and feet
Flat Bones
Resembles a sandwich of spongy bone between 2
layers of compact bone
The parietal bone & other flat bones of the cranium