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Short bones in the human body are cubelike -- the length, width, and height measurements are all about the same.
Short bones include the carpal bones (hands, wrist) and tarsal bones (feet, ankles).
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∙ 12y agoShort bones in the human body are often cubelike -- the length, width, and height measurements are all about the same.
Short bones include the carpal bones (hands, wrist), tarsal bones (feet, ankles), and the kneecap (patella).
Reviewed ByReview Date: 08/15/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Is the metacarpal bone a short bone a flat bone or an irregular bone?
Tarsals and carpals are short bones. Metacarpals, metatarsals and phalanges are long bones.
What bones are chunky wide and of the feet and wrists?
The answer is short bones, Short bones are the chunky, wide bones of the feet and wrists.
Are carpals long bones or flat bones or short bones or irregular bones?
There are often sesamoid bones at the interphalangeal joints resembling the petella in the knee
What are the functions of a short bone?
Short bones in the human body are cubelike -- the length, width, and height measurements are all about the same. Short bones include the carpal bones (hands, wrist) and tarsal bones (feet, ankles).
Names 4 types of bones in the human body?
Long Bones Short Bones Flat Bones Irregular Bones
What are the short bones in the human skeleton?
The body consists of long bones, flat bones, irregular bones, short bones and sesmoid bones. The short bones include bones in the wrist and foot.
Which bones are almost equal in length and width?
Short bones!
What bones are short bones?
tarsals
What are the 4 of bones?
Bones classified into four groups. Long bones,Short bones,Flat bones, and Irregular bones
Is the metacarpal bone a short bone a flat bone or an irregular bone?
Tarsals and carpals are short bones. Metacarpals, metatarsals and phalanges are long bones.
What shape is metacarpals bones?
they are short bones
What are the four main types of bone?
The four main types of bones are long bones (e.g. femur), short bones (e.g. carpals), flat bones (e.g. sternum), and irregular bones (e.g. vertebrae). Each type serves a specific function in the body's musculoskeletal system.
What bones are chunky wide and of the feet and wrists?
The answer is short bones, Short bones are the chunky, wide bones of the feet and wrists.
Are carpals long bones or flat bones or short bones or irregular bones?
There are often sesamoid bones at the interphalangeal joints resembling the petella in the knee
What makes up the center of short bones?
Medullary cavity (because bones like feet are short bones and they have the cavity)
What are the functions of a short bone?
Short bones in the human body are cubelike -- the length, width, and height measurements are all about the same. Short bones include the carpal bones (hands, wrist) and tarsal bones (feet, ankles).
What bone is cube shaped?
The bones that are cube shaped are called short bones. Examples of short bones in the body would be tarsals and carpals.
