![]() ![]() Or you can think of it as a saddle with a high front (pommel) and high back (cantle). For example, the sella turcica in the skull translates as “Turkish chair” or “Turkish saddle.” The image of a Turkish chair-a backless chair with flaired, curling arms-is what this structure actually looks like. Some bone names, when translated, provide really vivid images for remembering them. For more on the value of mnemonics in learning anatomy-and how to use them effectively-see Mnemonics in A&P.įor example, foramen ovale (mentioned above) gives you a built-in image of an oval hole. Mnemonic devices are learning aids that help you visualize and easily remember facts. They are, however, useful mnemonics for identifying and learning. It may seem like wasted time-I know you are anxious to dive right into that long list of required structures-but it will save you time and frustration in the long run!īone & Marking Names List Interactive (web) versionĪlthough most translated skeletal names are helpful in learning about each bone and marking, they are not complete descriptions of each structure. And you’d be looking for a bump when you should be looking for a valley.īefore you begin learning specific names of bones and bone markings, learn the meaning of these basice “bone geography” terms. Using the example illustrated, if you didn’t know a fossa is a depression, you wouldn’t necessarily find easily in a specimen-because on a diagram, it could look like a bump instead. If you learn that a foramen is a hole and that a fossa is a depression, you’ll not only be able to find these structures faster, you’ll remember them for a long time. Likewise, there are terms used in identifying bone features-often called bone markings-that serve the same purpose. If you already know the meaning of terms like river, creek, lake, ocean, hill, mountain, valley, ridge, and so on, you’ll find the going easier, right? But if you know what a river is, you’ll focus on the squiggly blue lines on the map-thus limiting your search and finding that river more quickly. In geography, if you are looking for a particular river on a map and you have no idea what a river is, then you’ll be looking at every label. ![]() Let’s look at this approach a little more closely. The point is that it makes learning bone names far easier if you approach it as simply learning new names for things you (pretty much) already know. For example, you already know rib, skull, and pelvis. Likewise, humerus is “arm,” sternum is “breast-bone,” and femur is simply “thigh.”Īnd some terms you know already, because the Latin name is also the English name. For example, the bone name tibia sounds weird to us but it’s simply “shin-bone” in Latin. ![]() Meaning that most bone names are simple-and I mean really simple-Latin words and phrases. But they’re not, and no amount of whining (I’ve discovered) is going to change that.īut bone names are in plain “everyday” Latin. Yeah, I know it would be SO much easier if bone names were in plain English. Survival Guide For Anatomy And Physiology: ![]()
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