- Based on shape and size
- Long bone
- Short bones
- Flat bones
- Resembling a cup shaped structure
- Frontal bone , parietal bone , head roof bone , forehead bone
- Resembling a flat triangular plate like
- Scapula , shoulder blade
- Resembling a flat ribbon like
- Ribs , ribbon bone
- Resembling a flat sword like structure
- Sternum , chest blade ,
- Irregular but resembling a natural shape
BONE PARTS
- A convex projection from a surface either
- convex and round
- Epicondyle
- Medial epicondyle , lateral epicondyle ,
- Condyle
- occipital condyle , medial condyle ,
- Convex but irregular
- Either on sides
- Tubercle
- articular tubercle , rib tubercle , greater tubercle , lesser tubercle, pubic tubercle , iliac tubercle , adductor tubercle , conoid tubercle, infra glenoid tubercle
- Tuberosity
- delotid tuberosity , ischial tuberosity , radial tuberosity , ulnar tuberosity
- Trochanter
- greater trochanter , lesser trochanter
- Or in middle
- Intertubercular eminence , median eminence
- Straight but blunt
- mastoid proces , coracoid process , styloid process , odontoid process , transverse process , spinous process
- straight and sharp
- Spine
- spinous process , spine of scapula , anterior or posterior iliac spine , ischial spine
- more curved
- acromion process
- Promontory
- A depressed or concave superficies which can either accomodate a small or large part
- more larger
- Glenoid cavity , acetabulum ,
- Fossa
- pterygopalatine fossa ,mandibular fossa , supraspinous fossa , infraspinous fossa , coronoid fossa , cranial fossa , radial fossa , olecranon fossa
- More smaller
- Notch
- radial notch , sternal notch , suprascapular notch , ulnar notch , trochlear notch , fibular notch
- more elongated in size
- Groove
- radial groove , intertubercular groove , bicipital groove , mylohyoid groove , costal groove , subclavian groove
- Sulcus
- Radial sulcus , intertubercular sulcus
- Edges of superficies either sharp or blunt
- Crest
- iliac crest , pubic crest
- Ridge
- supracondylar ridge
- Linea
- linea aspera , mylohyoid line , trapezoid line
- Structure or body of bone being divided in to
- Upper
- Head of bone / epiphysis
- Neck / metaphysis
- Middle
- Shaft/ diaphysis
- Lower
- Lower end
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