Skeletal System - Bone Structure

Bones are classified according to their ___________.

• Size

• Name

• Shape

• Function

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

• Irregular

• Flat

• Short

• Long

These type of bones have a variety of shapes.

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

• Flat

These bones are thin and flattened.

• Flat

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

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

• Long

• Short

• Flat

• Irregular

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

• forearm bone

• wrist bone

• femur

• thigh bone

Either end of a long bone.

• Diaphysis

• Periosteum

• Spongy Bone

• Epiphyses

Shaft of a long bone.

• Epiphysis

• Compact Bone

• Sternum

• Diaphysis

Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

• Trabeculae

• Articuler cartilage

• Periosteum

• Spongy tissue

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

• Endosteum

• Periosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Synovial cartilage