Short bone

Short bone
Carpus (bones of wrist) is classified as short bone.
Short bones in human skeleton. (shown in red). Some sources classify patella as short bone and some don't.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	os breve
TA	A02.0.00.012
FMA	7475
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

Short bones are designated as those bones that are as wide as they are long. Their primary function is to provide support and stability with little to no movement. They are one of five types of bones: short, long, flat, irregular and sesamoid. Examples of these bones include the tarsals in the foot and the carpals in the hand.

Additional images

Short bones in human skeleton. (shown in red)
Classification of bones by shape.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition

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Bone and cartilage

Cartilage

Bone

Ossification	Primary bone intramembranous endochondral

Cells	osteoblast osteoid osteocyte osteoclast

Types	cancellous cortical

Regions	subchondral bone epiphysis epiphyseal plate/metaphysis diaphysis Condyle Epicondyle

Structure	Osteon Haversian canals Volkmann's canals connective tissue endosteum periosteum Sharpey's fibres enthesis lacunae canaliculi trabeculae medullary cavity bone marrow

Shapes	long short flat irregular sesamoid

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