Anatomy Types of Bone

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Flat

Layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. They have marrow but no marrow cavity

Example: Sternum (front of ribcage)

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Long

Has a shaft, it is longer than it is wide, and two ends that have spongy bone. It has a thick outside layer with a marrow-filled cavity

Example: Femur (thigh bone)

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Irregular

Thin layers of spongy bone surrounded by compact bone. These bones don’t fit any of the other descriptions.

Example: Vertebrae (protect spine)

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Short

Roughly a cube shape. They consist of mostly spongy bone. Outside surface is a thin layer of compact bone

Example: Lunate (hand muscle)