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, CATEGORIZATION Postcranial v. Cranial
• Cranial → Skull
OF THE BONES • Postcranial → Everything below the cranium
Axial v. Appendicular
• Axial → skull, vertebral column, sacrum, ribs, sternum
• Appendicular → upper limbs, lower limbs, pelvis, should
CRANIAL V. POSTCRANIAL
AXIAL V. APPENDICULAR Paired v. Unpaired
• Paired → occurs on both sides of the body
PAIRED V. UNPAIRED
• Unpaired → found along the midline
FLAT V. SHORT V. LONG V. Flat v. Short v. Long v, Irregular
IRREGULAR • Categorized by the shape of the bone
, CATEGORIZATION Postcranial v. Cranial
• Cranial → Skull
OF THE BONES • Postcranial → Everything below the cranium
Axial v. Appendicular
• Axial → skull, vertebral column, sacrum, ribs, sternum
• Appendicular → upper limbs, lower limbs, pelvis, should
CRANIAL V. POSTCRANIAL
AXIAL V. APPENDICULAR Paired v. Unpaired
• Paired → occurs on both sides of the body
PAIRED V. UNPAIRED
• Unpaired → found along the midline
FLAT V. SHORT V. LONG V. Flat v. Short v. Long v, Irregular
IRREGULAR • Categorized by the shape of the bone
