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| Form the roof of the skull, the sternum, the ribs, and the scapulae. They provide protection for underlying soft tissues and offer and extensive surface area for the attachment of skeletal muscles. |
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| Small, flat, irregularly shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull. |
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| Located in the arm and forearm, thigh and leg, palms, soles, fingers, and toes. |
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| Complex shapes with short, flat, notched, or ridged surfaces. |
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| generally small, flat, and shaped somewhat like a sesame seed. They Develope inside tendons and are most commonly located near joints at the knees, the hands, and the feet. |
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| Small and boxy. Bones in the wrists and in the ankles. |
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| An expanded proximal end of a bone that forms part of a joint. |
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| A small rounded projection. |
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| A small rough projection that may occupy a broad area of the bone surface. |
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| The elongated body of a long bone. |
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| A smooth grooved articular process shaped like a pulley. |
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| A smooth, round articular process. |
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| A large passageway through the substance of a bone. |
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| A chamber within a bone that is normally filled with air. |
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| A small, rounded passageway through which blood vessels or nerves penetrate the bone. |
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| An elongated cleft or gap. |
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| A large, rough projection. |
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| A narrow connection between the head of the bone and the diaphysis of the bone. |
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| A small, flat articular surface. |
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| A shallow depression or recess in the surface of the bone. |
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| A low ridge, more delicate than a crest. |
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| A pointed or narrow process. |
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