Bone + bone shapes and markings
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Name the five bone shapes and give an example for each.
• Long: greater in length than width. Humerus • Short: Cube shaped. Wrist • Flat: Thin, 2 layers of compact bone enclosing spongy. Sternum • Irregular: Complex shapes. Vertebra • Sesamoid: sesame seed shaped. Patella
What is a bone marking?
A structural feature adapted for a specific function
Name the 2 types of bone markings and their function.
• Depression/opening: participate in joints or allow passage of soft tissue • Processes: projections that help form joints or serve as an attachment point for CT
Where is the hyoid bone and why is it unique?
Neck, does not articulate with any other bone but is suspended by ligament and muscle
What is the main function of the axial skeleton?
Protect organs
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid are all bones of the what?
Cranial