BONES OF THE HUMAN BODY

BONES OF THE HUMAN BODY

Here are some useful mnemonic rhymes for the order of bones in parts of the human body.

1. For the bones of the upper limb:

" Some crooks have underestimated Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "

(scapula, clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges).

2. For the bones of the lower limb:

" Help five police to find ten missing prisoners. "

(hip, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges).

3. For the vertebrae of the spinal column:

" Clever Dick looks silly clot! "

(cervical, *dorsal, lumber, sacrum, coccyx).
*Dorsal vertebrae are also called thoracic.