How do I memorize all the bones/ skull???

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Members are discussing strategies for memorizing the bones of the skull for an upcoming test in a lab. Suggestions include using mnemonic devices, flashcards, interactive websites, and breaking down the bones into smaller sections for easier memorization. Some members also shared personal experiences and techniques that helped them successfully learn the skull bones.

Hi all...I am overwhelmed with the skull. I need to learn all the bones until wed test in lab. I don't even know where and how to begin. I have been sitting here for 2 hours, trying to come up with a way I can memorize it all. Anyone have any great ideas.....Please help!

I appreciate anything. How did you learn it all, by sections? Songs, anything?

akulahawk said:
While there are 206 bones in the body, you have to only learn about 1/2 of them because once you move away from the skull/spine/pelvis, the bones are duplicated on each side of the body. I just broke the body down to segments and learned the bones in each segment. Remember, wrist/hand and ankle/foot bones make up a very high percentage of those 206 bones and most of those bones are known by similar names, so it's not that hard to remember those.

What gets hard is remembering the features of each bone or having to ID a particular bone by itself. While a calcaneous bone is relatively easy, how about looking at the navicular laid out all by itself?

Hopefully you don't have to get into that kind of detail. That's only needed by people doing physical anthropology or some kind of crime scene investigation to determine if a bone is human...

Thanks for the immediate response... There is a quiz on the "skull" bones this evening. We are required to know the names (and correct spelling of specific bones) along with their features or how they "interconnect/interrelate" to one another. Our TA will lay a bone on the counter and everyone will have 60 sec to identify the bone/spell its name and if asked describe the article or feature of the bones and their interconnections. Whew!!!!!

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