sesamoid

Examples of sesamoid in the following topics:

• Gross Anatomy

  • Sesamoid bones are smaller bones fixed in tendon and are protective to the tendon.

• Divisions of the Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular

  • These are long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid bones.

• Carpals, Metacarpals, and Phalanges (The Hand)

  • The pisiform carpal is a sesamoid bone, located within a tendon and is not involved in movement at the wrist.