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Friday, 8 July 2016

Classification Of Bone and Characteristics

Long Bone 

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Long bone are those in which the length exceeds the breath e.g. femur.

Characteristics

A long bone presents a shaft and two ends

The ends are enlarged and posses articular surface.

Typically shaft consists of medullary cavity which is filled with bone marrow.


Short Bone

Typically each short bone is cubical in shape and presents six surface four for articular and two for muscular attachment. They are found in the part where the skeleton intended for strength.

Example : Carpal and tarsal bones are short bone.



Flat Bone

Flat bone are consisting two parts of compact bone with intervening spongy bone and marrow.Flat bones are found in those areas where some organs are protected by bones.
Example : Skull,ribs.


Pneumatic Bone

Bone having marrow cavity replaced by air spaces are called pneumatic bone.The cavity is known a sinus,Pneumatic bones make the part of the body lighter 
Example : Pneumatic bones are present in skull,particularly maxilla,frontal.

Sesamoid Bone

Sesamoid means seed like. These are nodules of bone found embedded in the tendons or joint capsule having no periosteum and Haversian system.
Example : Patella.

Function 

Modify pressure

Diminished pressure.

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