irregular bone

(thing) by everyone (7.2 mon) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:44:29
The "catch all" category of bone classification...irregular bones have complex shapes with short, flat, notched or ridged surfaces. Their internal structure is equally varied. They're basically all weird.

Some examples would be the vertebrae that form the spinal column and several bones found in the skull.

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