Skeletal System - Bone Structure

Front

Bones are classified according to their ___________.

Size

,

Name

,

Shape

,

Function

Back

Shape

Front

These type of bones are typically longer than they are wide.

Back

Long

Front

These type of bones have a variety of shapes.

Back

Irregular

Front

These bones are thin and flattened.

Back

Flat

Front

These type of bones have roughly equal widths and lengths; cube shaped.

Back

Short

Front

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

forearm bone

,

wrist bone

,

femur

,

thigh bone

Back

wrist bone

Front

Either end of a long bone.

Back

Epiphyses

Front

Shaft of a long bone.

Back

Diaphysis

Front

Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

Back

Periosteum

Front

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.

Back

Articular cartilage