Bone classification

Long Bones

A long bone is a bone that is longer than its width, such as the femur, humerus, ulna, radius, tibia, fibula, metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalanges.

Short Bones

A short bone is bone that is wider than its length, such as the carpals and tarsals.

Flat Bones

A flat bone is bone that has a flat surface i.e the cranium, sternum, pelvis and scapula.

Irregular Bones

An irregular bone is a bone that has an irregular shape i.e the bones of the vertebrae and face.

Sesamoid

A sesamoid is a bone that is seed shaped i.e the patella.

Now see if you can match up the correct bone classification with the correct description.