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Axial skeleton |
Forms the long axis of the body Includes skull, vertebral column and rib cage |
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Appendicular skeleton |
Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder bones and hip bones |
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Long bones |
Longer than they are wider Has a shaft and two ends Ex:Humerus |
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Short bones |
Roughly cube shaped Sesamoid bones- special short bone that form in a tendon Ex:Talus |
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Flat bones |
Thin, flattened, usually a bit curved Ex:sternum |
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Irregular bones |
Have complicated shapes that fit none of these classes Ex:Vertebra |
