GENERAL ANATOMY
SKELETAL ANATOMY
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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humerus
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tibia
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radius
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sternum
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Of the above answer choices, the one that is not a type of bone is A. Round. An example of a flat bone is the sternum, an example of a long bone is the femur, and an example of a short bone is a carpal or tarsal.
Detailed explanation-2: -All of the bones in the arms and legs, except the patella, and bones of the wrist, and ankle, are long bones.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest.
Detailed explanation-4: -Short Bones Are Cube-shaped The carpals in the wrist (scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, hamate, pisiform, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium) and the tarsals in the ankles (calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, lateral cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, and medial cuneiform) are examples of short bones.
Detailed explanation-5: -The sternum completes the anterior chest wall as the ventral breastplate. The sternum is a flat cancellous bone with a compact cortex, it is slightly convex anteriorly, with multiple indentations along its lateral borders (costal notches).