Types of bones

Types of bones

 

• According to morphology ( shape ) :

  1. Long bones > Femur and humerus
  2. Short bones > Carpal and tarsal bones
  3. Flat bones > Scapula and bones of skull vault
  4. Irregular bones > Vertebrae and bones of skull base
  5. Pneumatic bones > Maxilla and frontal bones
  6. Sesamoid bones > Patella and pisiform bones
  7. Sutural bones > Small bones within the sutural lines of the skull

• According to structure :

  1. Compact bones > forms the outer hard layer
  2. Spongy bones > forms the inner delicate trabeculated layer

• According to development :

  1. Membranous bones > Develop in the dense membrane of the mesoderm
  2. Cartilagenous bones > Develop in a preformed cartilagenous models