Short bone

Small cuboid shaped bone that are usually grouped together at the carpus and tarsus

Flat bone

Bones expanded in two directions, such as those found in the pelvic girdle, scapula, and skull (aid in protection or serve as muscle attachments for large muscle groups)

Irregular bone

Characteristic features include complex, jutting processes and include the vertebral column and the non-flat bones of the skill and pelvis

Sesamoid bone

Small, round bone that resembles a sesame seed which are present mear freely moving joints , such as the patella and the proximal and distal sesamoid bones (function to protect tendons in the areas at which the greatest friction is developed)

Long bone

Bones that consist of a diaphysis and two epiphyses characteristic of the limb.

Diaphysis

Shaft or body of the long bone

Epiphysis

The two expanded ends of a long bone

Metaphysis

Junction between the diaphysis and the epiphysis that grows rapidly and the portion of the epiphyseal cartilage that is replaced by bone

Epiphyseal cartilage

Area of growing cartilage in a developing long bone that is located between the diaphysis and epiphysis