classification of bones
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- Long bones
- long cylindrical bones of limbs
- Diaphysis, medullary cavity, endosteum, articular cartilage
- end of bone that forms a movable joint with another bone
- epiphysis (growth plate)
- bulbous portion found at the end of the shaft
- short bones
- smaller bones of the wrists and ankles. thick core of spongy bone encased in a thin layer of compact bones.
- Flat bones
- most bones of the skull, pelvis, sternum, and ribs. flat bones dont have cartilage, they are fused
- Irregular bones
- make up vertebral column
- Sesamoid bones
- round flat bones found over joints for protection-kneecap