In anatomy, a sesamoid bone (/ˈsɛsəmɔɪd/) is a bone embedded within a tendon or a muscle. Its name is derived from the Greek word for 'sesame seed', indicating...

are unpaired. Many small accessory bones, such as sesamoid bones, are not included in this. The precise count of bones can vary among individuals because...

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...

pisiform bone (/ˈpaɪsɪfɔːrm/ or /ˈpɪzɪfɔːrm/), also spelled pisiforme (from the Latin pisifomis, pea-shaped), is a small knobbly, sesamoid bone that is...

the thumb is included as one of the fingers. It has 27 bones, not including the sesamoid bone, the number of which varies among people, 14 of which are...

small sesamoid bones. The largest bone in the body is the femur or thigh-bone, and the smallest is the stapes in the middle ear. The Greek word for bone is...

2008 Publ. Mosby/Elsevier, Canada. "Navicular Bone - The distal sesamoid bone of the horse. The navicular bone is located deep in the hoof behind the joint...

classification divides the accessory navicular bones into three types. Type 1: An os tibiale externum is a 2–3 mm sesamoid bone in the distal posterior tibialis tendon...

soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about four years of age. The patella is a sesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape, with the apex...

spinal roots L5 and S1. There is sometimes an additional head from the sesamoid bone in the lateral (outer) head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Rarely an additional...

inflammation of the sesamoid bones. Sesamoiditis occurs on the bottom of the foot, just behind the big toe. There are normally two sesamoid bones on each foot;...

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...

first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal bone phalanges (14) There can be many sesamoid bones near the metatarsophalangeal joints, although they...

proximal digital sesamoids are simply called the "sesamoid bones" by horsemen, his distal digital sesamoid is referred to as the navicular bone. Ligaments and...

the wrist. They are one of five types of bones: short, long, flat, irregular and sesamoid. Most short bones are named according to their shape as they...

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

during the first year of life. The ulnar bones are then ossified before the radial bones, while the sesamoid pisiform arises in the tendon of the flexor...

The fabella is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle...

repositioning the sesamoid bones beneath the first metatarsal bone, shortening, lengthening, raising, or lowering the first metatarsal bone, correcting any...

number of small sesamoid bones, commonly found in tendons. The patella or kneecap on each side is an example of a larger sesamoid bone. The patellae are...

and halluces. Giant pandas — five clawed fingers plus an extra-long sesamoid bone beside the true first finger that, though not a true finger, works like...

skeleton Appendicular skeleton Long bone Short bone Flat bone Irregular bone Pneumatized bone Sesamoid bone Diaphysis Epiphysis Epiphysial plate (Growth plate)...

lateral sides of the base of the first phalanx of the great toe, a sesamoid bone being present in each tendon at its insertion. The medial portion is...

medial side of the bone. Its function is to spread the toes. Sesamoid bones at the distal end of the first metatarsal. First metatarsal bone. Deep dissection...

fibula, and these are all long bones. The patella (kneecap) is the sesamoid bone in front of the knee. Most of the leg skeleton has bony prominences...

There are between one and four sesamoid bones associated with the stifle joint in different species. These sesamoids assist with the smooth movement...

of joints depends on if sesamoids are included, age of the human and the definition of joints. However, the number of sesamoids is the same in most people...

originates on three carpal bones: the trapezium, trapezoid, and capitate. The muscle is inserted onto the radial sesamoid bone of the metacarpophalangeal...

Sophie Regnault, John R. Hutchinson (2017.) "Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals" PeerJ.; 5: e3103 Burger, Benjamin J. (2015-10-15). The Systematic...

– the ball of the foot just behind the big toe. There are two small sesamoid bones under the first metatarsal head. The next most frequent site of metatarsal...