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Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones - Human Body Systems

Activity 1.1.4 Looking Inside of Bone

Bone’s Unique Architecture

  • Compact Bone: A solid/hard layer that makes up the shafts of long bones or the outer layer of all bones

  • Spongy Bone: A porous bone found in animals containing red bone marrow

Type of Bone

Description

Examples

Image

Flat Bone

A layer of spongy between two thin layers of compact. Marrow exists, but there is no marrow cavity.

Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Nasal, Lacriminal, Vomer, Sternum, Ribs, and Scapulae

Flat bone - Wikipedia

Long Bone

Consisting of a shaft with two ends (longer than wide). Thick outside layer with a marrow-filled cavity, with the ends containing spongy bone.

Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Metacarpus, Phalanges, Femur, Tibi, Fibula, and Metaarsus

Long bone - Wikipedia

Irregular Bone

Thin layers of spongy bone surrounded by compact bone (doesn’t fit previous descriptions)

Ethmoid, Sphenoid, Palatine, Temporal, Zygomatic, Maxilla, Mandible, Vertebrae, Saccrum, Coccyz, Hyoid, and Inferior Nasal Concha

Short Bone

Roughly cube shape with vertical/horizontal dimension being equal. Mostly spongy, outside surface is a thin layer of compact.

Carpals, Tarsals, and Patella

How many short bones are in the body? | Socratic

Upon Closer Examination

Femur Bone Structure Stock Illustration - Download Image Now - Bone, Femur, Cross  Section - iStock

  • The femur has two heads (epiphyses), and a middle shaft (diaphysis)

  • Both epiphyses contain vessels and trabecular (spongy) bone

    -trabecular is organized in a honeycomb-like framework, ideal for weight support

    - red bone marrow is located in the epiphyses

  • The diaphysis contains the medullary cavity (long space filled with vessels/yellow bone marrow)

  • Compact or Cortical bone is located around the perimeter of the diaphysis/surrounds the medullary cavity (denser than spongy)

Lesson 1.1 Beginning with Bones - Human Body Systems

Activity 1.1.4 Looking Inside of Bone

Bone’s Unique Architecture

  • Compact Bone: A solid/hard layer that makes up the shafts of long bones or the outer layer of all bones

  • Spongy Bone: A porous bone found in animals containing red bone marrow

Type of Bone

Description

Examples

Image

Flat Bone

A layer of spongy between two thin layers of compact. Marrow exists, but there is no marrow cavity.

Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Nasal, Lacriminal, Vomer, Sternum, Ribs, and Scapulae

Flat bone - Wikipedia

Long Bone

Consisting of a shaft with two ends (longer than wide). Thick outside layer with a marrow-filled cavity, with the ends containing spongy bone.

Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Metacarpus, Phalanges, Femur, Tibi, Fibula, and Metaarsus

Long bone - Wikipedia

Irregular Bone

Thin layers of spongy bone surrounded by compact bone (doesn’t fit previous descriptions)

Ethmoid, Sphenoid, Palatine, Temporal, Zygomatic, Maxilla, Mandible, Vertebrae, Saccrum, Coccyz, Hyoid, and Inferior Nasal Concha

Short Bone

Roughly cube shape with vertical/horizontal dimension being equal. Mostly spongy, outside surface is a thin layer of compact.

Carpals, Tarsals, and Patella

How many short bones are in the body? | Socratic

Upon Closer Examination

Femur Bone Structure Stock Illustration - Download Image Now - Bone, Femur, Cross  Section - iStock

  • The femur has two heads (epiphyses), and a middle shaft (diaphysis)

  • Both epiphyses contain vessels and trabecular (spongy) bone

    -trabecular is organized in a honeycomb-like framework, ideal for weight support

    - red bone marrow is located in the epiphyses

  • The diaphysis contains the medullary cavity (long space filled with vessels/yellow bone marrow)

  • Compact or Cortical bone is located around the perimeter of the diaphysis/surrounds the medullary cavity (denser than spongy)

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