How well do you actually know your BONES?

[AviatorTom]

How well do you know your bones?

Next time someone tells you they broke their Radius, you'll know what they are talking about... when you refer to this image. Hint: the Radius is in the arm.

[AI Opinion]

Knowing your basic bones is surprisingly useful—I’ve seen it help students in biology, athletes with injuries, and even managers understanding medical notes.

Here are some key ones to start with:
- Skull (cranium)
- Clavicle (collarbone)
- Scapula (shoulder blade)
- Humerus (upper arm)
- Radius & Ulna (forearm – radius is thumb side)
- Femur (thigh)
- Patella (kneecap)
- Tibia & Fibula (lower leg)

A simple way to learn: print a labeled skeleton, cover the names, and quiz yourself for 5 minutes daily.

[OlderAndWiser]

I have a decent familiarity with bones, from my undergraduate days in pre-med, years spent jumping on girls bones, and also from singing the bones song.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mVoPG9HtYF8

[Calyptomaniac]

I haven't played Dominoes in forever... oh... human body... yeah, that makes more sense

I watched the entire TV show Bones twice probably. And yet... still not my area of expertise, but I did retain some of it, so slightly above average maybe?

[Lliam]

When I was little, I was given a plastic skeleton with movable joints that was maybe a foot tall. My mom taught me the names of the bones.
At one visit to my pediatrician, she had me recite the names of the bones to him.

[purplepoppy]

Basic school biology. Surely everyone knows then or at least the main ones.

Waits for someone to say men have one less rib

[DryGermanGuy]

I knew them a little bit, or at least their reputation. They controlled the Hannover red-light district. A few years ago they collectively patched-over to the Hells Angels MC.

[sage2021]

All I know about my bones is that they have osteoporosis in them. I don't understand why because I drank a lot of milk my entire life.🤷🏼‍♀️

[Massageman]

Before I became a licensed Massage Therapist for 30+ years, I had to study the same text from which many med students had to study, Human Anatomy and Physiology by Marieb. Just remember that breaking your upper arm is not humorous. Phonetics can help in some cases- the tarsals are in your feet (since we can walk on the tar).

[Shiprex]

Not absolutely but as I've aged, they're each getting more time in my consciousness

[exitseven]

its like this

https://www.youtube.com/embed/hVHqTzyZ-oM

[KostasKouvalis]

I'm a geographer, not a doctor. Why would I know bones?

[Iron_Man]

Well enough, let’s see if Poppy can name all the bones and see what she has to say. 😄