longer than width, contains a marrow cavity. Arm & leg bones, hands, fingers & toes.

shorter than their diameter, cube-shaped or blocky, no marrow cavity. Wrist & ankle bones (carpals, tarsals)

thin, parallel faces of compact bone. Roof bones of skull, ribs, scapulas

a variety of shapes; usually have knobs, extensions, & processes. Vertebrae

a subset of irregular bones. "air" spaces. face bones/ sinuses

form inside of tendons or ligaments. Patella, thumb, ball of foot.

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Bone Types

types of bones vocab

Term	Definition
long	longer than width, contains a marrow cavity. Arm & leg bones, hands, fingers & toes.
short	shorter than their diameter, cube-shaped or blocky, no marrow cavity. Wrist & ankle bones (carpals, tarsals)
Flat	thin, parallel faces of compact bone. Roof bones of skull, ribs, scapulas
Irregular	a variety of shapes; usually have knobs, extensions, & processes. Vertebrae
Pneumatic bones	a subset of irregular bones. "air" spaces. face bones/ sinuses
Sesamoid	form inside of tendons or ligaments. Patella, thumb, ball of foot.