Classification of Bones

• Classification of bones


  -The adult skeleton has 206 bones
• Two basic types of osseous (bone)tissue

  Compact bone and Spongy bone

  
• compact bone


  dense, smooth, and homogeneous

  
• spongy bone


  small needle-like pieces of bone, many open spaces

  
• bones are classified on the basis of shape into 4 groups


  long, flat, short, irregular
• How many bones does an adult skeleton has?

  206
• What are the two basic types of osseous(bone) tissue?

  Compact bone and Spongy bone
• Compact bone

  Dense, Smooth and Homogenous

  
• Spongy bone

  small needle-like pieces of bone with many open spaces

  
• Bones are classified on the basic of shape into 4 groups:

  Long

  Flat

  Short

  Irregular