206 Bones Mnemonics PDF

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Some tricks for remembering the bones for your lab assessment...

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Axial Skeleton A) Skull (22)  Cranial bones - F. POT (frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal) - Ethmoid (eye) - Sphenoid (side)  Facial bones o Nose (Vincent Can’t Nod *bottom to top*)  Vomer  Conchae  Nasal o Upper jaw  Maxilla (mouth)  Zygomatic bone (*where you would apply highlighter*)  Lacrimal (where tears leak)  Sphenoid (“I’m so sleepy” = inside eye hole)  Palatine (internal palate) o Lower jaw  Mandible B) Ear (6 -- 3 each ear) - Malleus - Incus (in between) - Stapes (“stirrup” shape) C) Neck (1) - Hyoid D) Vertebral column (26) - Cervical - Thoracic - Lumbar - Sacrum (5) - Coccyx (4) E) Sternal (1) - Sternum F) Thoracic cage (24 – 12 x 2 sides) - True ribs = ribs 1-7 - Ribs 8-10 - Floating ribs = ribs 11 & 12

Appendicular Skeleton (126) A) B) -

Shoulder Clavicle Scapula Upper limb Humerus Radius (“right on!” = thumbs-up *radius attaches to the thumb*) Ulna

Carpals Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle 8. Humate

7. Capitate

6. Trapezoid

4. Pisiform

3. Triquetrum

2. Lunate

C) D) -

Metacarpals (I = thumb, V = pinkie) Phalanges (proximal, intermediate, distal) Sesamoid bones (2) Pelvis Ilium Ischium Pubis Lower Limb Femur Patella Tibia Fibula (lateral)

Tarsals Calcaneus (heel) Talus (tibia) Navicular Cuboid (where I get calluses) Cuneiforms (first 3 toes) – medial, intermediate, lateral -

Metatarsals Phalanges

5. Trapezium (=thumb) 1. Scaphoid...