Arrange the following bones into axial and appendicular skeleton (present your answers in a tabular form)
mandible, humerus, sternum, patella, tarsals, phalanges, cranium, thoracic, femur, ribs
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Bone classification
- Long →Cylinder-like shape, longer than it is wide(Features) Leverage(Function(s)) Examples -Femur, tibia, fibula, metatarsals, humerus, ulna, radius, metacarpals, phalanges
- Short→Cube-like shape, approximately equal in length, width, and thickness(Features) Provide stability, support, while allowing for some motion(Function(s)) Examples -Carpals, tarsals
- Flat→Thin and curved(Features) Points of attachment for muscles; protectors of internal organs(Function(s)) Examples - Sternum, ribs, scapulae, cranial bones
- Irregular→Complex shape(Features) Protect internal organs Vertebrae, (Function(s)) Examples -facial bones
- Sesamoid→Small and round; embedded in tendons(Features) Protect tendons from compressive forces(Function(s)) Examples - Patellae
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