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Axial

Bone and cartilage protecting the soft structures in the middle.

Divisions of the skeleton

Appendicular

Bones of the limb including limb girdles

Division of the skeleton

Visceral (splanchnic)

Bones embedded in soft tissue.


(Os penis, os chordis, os rostri)

Division of the skeleton

Long

Longer than they are wide

Bone classification

Short

Cubes shaped with no marrow cavity. (Cuboidal)

Bone classification

Flat

Two sheets of bones compact, that allows for protection.

Bone classifications

Irregular

Having characteristics of more than one bone

Bone classifications

Sesamoid

Small bones attached to tendons

Bone classifications

Condyle

Knuckle like projections at the distal end of the long bone

Articular surface

Head

Rounded articular process

Articular surface

Neck

Narrowed region that connects the head to the main shaft portion

Articular surface

Facet

Flat articular surface

Articular surface

Trochanter

Large, blunt, Roughened process, only found on the femur

Bone processes

Tubercle

Roughened process, only on the humerus

Bone processes

Tuberosity

Small roughened process (tibial tuberosity, ischiatic tuberosity)

Bone processes

Spine

Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula

Bone processes

Crest

A projection structure or ridge on bone

Bone processes

Malleolus

Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end

Bone processes

Foramen

Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Bone structures

Fossa

A hollow or depressed area

Bone structures

Spine

Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula

Bone processes

Crest

A projection structure or ridge on bone

Bone processes

Malleolus

Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end

Bone processes

Foramen

Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Bone structures

Fossa

A hollow or depressed area

Bone structures

Groove

Long narrow furrow that accommodates a tendon, nerve or blood vessel

Bone structures

Spine

Prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula

Bone processes

Crest

A projection structure or ridge on bone

Bone processes

Malleolus

Rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end

Bone processes

Foramen

Hole in a bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Bone structures

Fossa

A hollow or depressed area

Bone structures

Groove

Long narrow furrow that accommodates a tendon, nerve or blood vessel

Bone structures

Origin

Proximal muscle attachment site

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Insertion

Distal muscle attachment site

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Flexion

Decrease in a angle between 2 bones at a joint

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Extension

Increase in the angle between two bones at a joint

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Abduction

Movement away from the midline or median plane

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Adduction

Movement towards the midline or median plane

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Tendon

Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Muscles and connective tissue terminology

Ligament

Connective tissue that connects bone to bone

Muscles and connective tissue terminology