loading... The Long and the Short of it : The five Types of bones The human Skeleton has a number of functions. Such as protection and supporting Five types of bones. 1. Flat bones protect Internal organs There are flat bones in the skull occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, and Comer 2. Long Bones Support Weight The Long bones, they are longer than wide, (the bones support function the weight of body) 3. Short Bones Are Cube shaped. Short Bones Are as long as they are wide located in the wrist and ankle joints. 4. Irregular Bones Irregular Bones Are in shape and structure and there fore do not fit any other category. 5. Sesamoid Bones. Sesamoid Bones embedded in tendons they are small found in ...