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    Bones are classified by their shape long bones consist of a shaft with two ends Examples include thigh bone = femur upper arm bone= humerus short bones are cube-like Examples include Wrist bones = carpals Ankle bones = tarsals flat bones are thin and usually curved Examples include Most skull bones Breast bone = sternum Shoulder blades = scapulae Ribs Irregular bones are not long, short or flat Examples include Vertebrae

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    Bones are classified by their shape long bones consist of a shaft with two ends Examples include thigh bone = femur upper arm bone= humerus short bones are cube-like Examples include Wrist bones = carpals Ankle bones = tarsals flat bones are thin and usually curved Examples include Most skull bones Breast bone = sternum Shoulder blades = scapulae Ribs Irregular bones are not long, short or flat Examples include Vertebrae

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    Classification of Bones

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    Bones are classified by their shape long bones consist of a shaft with two ends Examples include thigh bone = femur upper arm bone= humerus short bones are cube-like Examples include Wrist bones = carpals Ankle bones = tarsals flat bones are thin and usually curved Examples include Most skull bones Breast bone = sternum Shoulder blades = scapulae Ribs Irregular bones are not long, short or flat Examples include Vertebrae

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    Classification Of Bones

    Bones are classified by


    their shape
    Long bones consist of a
    shaft with two ends
    •Examples include
    •thigh bone = femur
    •upper arm bone= humerus
    Short bones are cube-like

    Examples include
    Wristbones = carpals
    Ankle bones = tarsals
    Flat bones are thin and
    usually curved
    Examples include
    Most skull bones
    Breast bone = sternum
    Shoulder blades = scapulae
    Ribs
    Irregular bones are not
    long, short or flat
    Examples include
    Vertebrae
    Auditory ossicles
    Other subcategories are
    also used to classify bones
    Sesamoid bones develop
    within a tendon
    The patella is the only
    human sesamoid bone

    Patella

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