Types of bones: short, long and flat

The bones in our body are all different shapes.
Some are long, some are short and others are flat.

There are short bones in our spine, hands and feet.
Vertebrae are short bones.

The humerus, radius and ulna are long bones in the arms.
The femur, tibia and fibula are long bones in our legs.

Our skull is made up of flat bones.
The scapula, the ribs and the pelvis are flat bones, too.