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bones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compact Bone | -External -Found in long bones -Dense, cortical, solid |
| Spongy bone | -Sponge like structure/porous -internal with the epiphyes |
| Functions of Bones | -support, movement, protection |
| Long Bone | -Longer than it is wide -1 shaft and 2 ends |
| Ex of a long bone | Femur, tibia, fibila |
| Short bone | -Kinda cubed shaped - semi equal in diameter/ width, length |
| Ex of Short bone | Wrist and ankles |
| Flat bone | -Flat and thin -provide mechanical protection to soft tissue -Muscle attachment |
| Ex of Flat bone | Cranial bones (parietal and frontal) |
| Irregular bone | Cant be classified Shape provides mechanical support |
| Ex of irregular bone | atlas and axis |
| Sesamoid bone | -Flat and kinda bally/ round -Found in tendons -Where there is friction and tension |
| Ex of sesamoid bone | Patella |
| Sultural (wormian) Bone | - Very small -located within sutural joints between cranial bones -classified by loacation |
| Ex of sutural (wormian) Bone | -Wormian bone (between two sutures) |