According to the shape and size, bones are classified into four categories.
(i) Long Bones, e.g., humerus of upper arm, radius and ulna of forearm, femur of thigh and tibia and fibula of shank.
(ii) Short Bones, e.g., metacarpals of palm, metatarsals of sole, phalanges of fingers and toes.
(iii) Flat Bones, e.g., Scapula of pectoral girdle, sternum and Cranial bones.
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(iv) Irregular Bones, e.g., Vertebrae, carpals of wrist and tarsals of ankle.
Frontal-Front
Occipital-back of skull Ear ossicles-ear bones Stapes-Stirrup, Foreman-aperture Mandible-lower law Condyle-rounded structure Cervical-neck Sacrum-in-between the hips Xiphoid-like a sword Clavicle-collar
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Fibula-concerning feeble Costal-pertaining to ribs
Nasal-concerning nose,
Sphenoid-wedge-shaped, Malleus-Hammer, Hyoid-concerning below, Zygomatic*-cheek, Palatine-palate, Trochlea pully like, Thoracic-chest Coccyx (caudal)-tail Patella-cap Sternum-concerning ventral side Pelvis-hip
Parietal bones-form roof and sided of the skull, Temporal- temple of fore head. Ethmoid-sieve-like. Incus-anvil. Fossa-depression. Maxilla-upper jaw. Lacrimal-tear. Crest-elevation. Lumber-abdomen Magnum-large Innominate-without name Carpus-wrist Process-projection.