Classifying Bones

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering the classification of human bones into long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid categories, as well as their corresponding color coding key.

Ribs

Classified as flat bones.

Zygomatic (cheek) bone

Classified as an irregular bone.

Maxillae

Classified as irregular bones.

Mandible

Classified as an irregular bone.

Clavicle

Classified as a long bone.

Sternum

Classified as a flat bone.

Humerus

Classified as a long bone.

Ulna

Classified as a long bone.

Radius

Classified as a long bone.

Carpals

Classified as short bones.

Phalanges

Classified as long bones.

Hip Bones (Ilium, Ischium, Pubis)

Classified as flat bones.

Sacrum

Classified as an irregular bone.

Femur

Classified as a long bone.

Vertebrae

Classified as irregular bones.

Patella

Classified as a sesamoid bone.

Tibia

Classified as a long bone.

Fibula

Classified as a long bone.

Tarsals

Classified as short bones.

Metatarsals

Classified as long bones.

Parietal bones

Classified as flat bones.

Occipital bone

Classified as a flat bone.

Scapulae

Classified as flat bones.

Hyoid Bone

Classified as an irregular

Frontal bones

Classified as flat bones.