The irregular bones are bones which, from their peculiar form, cannot be grouped as long, short, flat or sesamoid bones. Irregular bones serve various...

human body is categorized into long bone, short bone, flat bone, irregular bone and sesamoid bone. A long bone is one that is cylindrical in shape, being longer...

hyoeides 'shaped like the letter upsilon (υ)'. The hyoid bone is classed as an irregular bone and consists of a central part called the body, and two pairs...

zygomatic bone (from Ancient Greek: ζῠγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. 'yoke'), also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone, situated at...

osteoblasts covered in endosteum create an irregular network of spaces, known as trabeculae. Within these spaces are bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cells...

solid piece of bone superficially resembling the vertebral body of mammals. In living amphibians, there is simply a cylindrical piece of bone below the vertebral...

In anatomy, the palatine bones (/ˈpælətaɪn/; derived from the Latin palatum) are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located...

Irregularity index Irregular bone Arrhythmia, also known as an irregular heartbeat Constipation, also called "irregularity" The Irregulars, a 2021 Netflix...

long bones are those that are longer than they are wide. They are one of five types of bones: long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid. Long bones, especially...

types of bone: cranial bones, facial bones and ossicles, which is made up of a number of fused flat and irregular bones. The cranial bones are joined...

Each vertebra (pl.: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column...

auditory ossicles) are three irregular bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, and are among the smallest bones in the human body. Although...

The lacrimal bones are two small and fragile bones of the facial skeleton; they are roughly the size of the little fingernail and situated at the front...

facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and...

called a nasal turbinate or turbinal, is a long, narrow, curled shelf of bone that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose in humans and various...

The ethmoid bone (/ˈɛθmɔɪd/; from Ancient Greek: ἡθμός, romanized: hēthmós, lit. 'sieve') is an unpaired bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity...

The sacrum (pl.: sacra or sacrums), in human anatomy, is a triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of the sacral vertebrae (S1–S5)...

of flat bones. Irregular bones: Protect the central nervous system. The vertebral column consists of irregular bones. Sesamoid bones: Bones embedded...

the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard...

bone. Together, the talus and calcaneus form the hindfoot. The five irregular bones of the midfoot—the cuboid, navicular, and three cuneiform bones—form...

Brachydactyly type D, also known as murderer's thumb, stubbed thumb,, spoon thumb, or short thumb, is a genetic trait recognised by a thumb being relatively...

joint, the calcaneus, the largest bone of the foot, is cushioned underneath by a layer of fat. The five irregular bones of the midfoot, the cuboid, navicular...

Bone is an American fantasy comic book limited series written and illustrated by Jeff Smith, originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from...

throughout. In addition to these a large irregular cavity is situated at the upper and front part of the bone. It is called the tympanic antrum and must...

metacarpal bone (the metacarpal bone of the thumb). It is homologous with the first distal carpal of reptiles and amphibians. The trapezium is an irregular-shaped...

the human body, the cuboid bone is one of the seven tarsal bones of the foot. The cuboid bone is the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the...

and in irregular bones the primary centers occur usually in the body of the bone. Most bones have only one primary center (e.g. all long bones except...

disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture...

of one or more bones. The affected bones show signs of dysregulated bone remodeling at the microscopic level, specifically excessive bone breakdown and...

The hip bone (os coxae, innominate bone, pelvic bone or coxal bone) is a large flat bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below. In some...