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Bones
Bone Terms - MSC 124 Mastellone
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/23/2012

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Term
Long Bone
Definition
greater length than width and slightly curved

femur, fibula, tibia, clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius and phalanges
Term
Short Bone
Definition
Cube shaped
nearly equal in length and width
Term
Irregular Bone
Definition
Vertebrae, hip, certain facial bones, and calcaneus
Term
Flat Bone
Definition
actually rather curved
thin

Ex: Sternum, ribs, scapulae
Term
Sesamoid Bone
Definition
bone embedded in tendons

ex: patella (only one named)
Term
Wormian Bones
Definition
Small, flat, irregular shaped bones between the flat bones of the skull.
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
Shaft of a long bone
Term
Epiphysis
Definition
expanded area at the ends of a bone
Term
Metaphysis
Definition
between the Diaphysis and the epiphysis
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