How'd you learn bones & muscles?

nurz2be · Aug 24, 2007

Well, once you know the bones...the muscles make more sense. They tend to have similar names to either the bones origin or insertion points. Take one body part at a time...hands and wrist...then move to forearm...to upper arm...so on and so on..... I put my hands on a skeleton as much as I could. Also these websites helped me greatly.

Bones

Rest of the body

Good luck and remember the old song

The knee bones connected to the wrist bone......LOL

Maybe I need A&P again....

nycer67 · Aug 25, 2007

I am a Massage Therapist...now about to embark on the wonderful world of Nursing! But one thing that helped me in learning the muscles was to get a body builder magazine, you can really see the muscles both individually as well as in their groupings(mostly because the body builder dehydrates themselves in order to see the striation and definition of the muscle...bad for them...good for A/P students!) Hope it helps!

Blove86 · Sep 5, 2007

I kept looking at diagrams, testing myself, and repeating the process until it became 2nd nature. And since it was summer school course I had about 2 weeks. So I was eating and breathing bones and muscles, but you will get thru just have a motivated attitude and you will make it!

catzy5 · Sep 5, 2007

I'm getting worried. Anyone have any helpful tips other than study & repeat. LOL.

I took pictures of all my bones on the skelatons and bones that we were using for the practical, I then made flash cards with them writing down all I needed to know for each. I studied from those at home, then I went into the lab and worked with them over and over in person. The more you handle the bones the better off you will be.

Muscles were a bit different we were studying off the disected cats and Cadaver. I got pictures of the muscles I could, again flash cards worked best and going in as often as I could for repetition.

TCRNCOB61 · Sep 5, 2007

I used the A & P coloring book and my then 6 year old son! We had so much fun. I did not get to spend much time with him while I was in college and he "helped" me study. He would stand on a chair in front of me and point to a place on himself and I would have to tell him the name of the bone or muscle. He got so good at it he could tell me most of them back. He even had his own A & P (used, so I could buy it cheaper) coloring book. We would see who could color the best.

What memories this thread brought back!!!! I got my RN more than 18 years ago. Now I am back in school for my BSN, but having to study on my own this time.

MizSporty · Sep 9, 2007

Something that may help when you do the spine

Breakfast at 7 (cervical has 7 bones)

Lunch at noon (thoracic has 12 bones)

Dinner at 5 (lumbar has 5)

Usually taking section by section and making a game will help alot. Make it as fun as possible. only 206 to know as well as the fossa and processes.

mellieann · Feb 17, 2009

I used cheat words for memorizing the bones
Example: TiBia and Fibula
See the T and B? I related that to Big Toe side and obviously fibula is the other.
Example: Radius and Ulna-The thumb side, the thumb goes around like a radar and the pinky sticks Up(ulna).
Example: Humerus-the bone below where I find alot of humor (armpit), I'm ticklish.
I'm one of those learners who can't just remember one thing, I have to learn one other thing to remind me of what I'm trying to learn. Sounds like more trouble than i'ts worth, but it works for me even now. As for the muscles, I have to tell you I must of not made a whole lot of trigger words, because I can't remember alot of them. Good Luck and hope maybe my few listed above will help.

seriously trying to remember these right now and im so excited for these memorization tools!! thanks!!!

HyperSaurus, RN, BSN · Feb 17, 2009

Coloring books.

navi · Feb 17, 2009

hi

learn them by diagrams and remember them by uar own body

Carrig RN · Feb 17, 2009

I made my boyfriend stand up and I would just go around and name all the muscles and bones that we needed to know. Also, I went to open lab and practiced a lot!

SnowRain7489 · Feb 23, 2009

Nope, no other opinions-you just got to DO IT. When my fellow classmates were asking my teacher about why we have to make drug cards for our patients (her patient was on like 15 medications [mostly PRN ones] and it took her HOURS to get them done) My teacher was like, "There is no way around it, you just have to do it."

Iridescent Orchid, CNA, LPN · Sep 8, 2011

There are many sites you can go on, as a visual learner that will help you tremendously...I'd utilize them even if I didn't consider myself a visual learner! I have also been using Kaplan's Anatomy Flashcards! If you're into supplemental learning and can afford to spend around $20...they are amazing! Great way to learn all of the systems! I've also been using an Anatomy coloring book to help me as well...has worked greatly! But mostly, these online sites are great! Google and get familiar with some...they might just save you! :)

I also find cheat words, phrases or abbreviations that work for me!

Sternum, I remember by saying "Stern chest/Breasts"

Femur, If I put my hands to my side, I can feel mur thigh. (Haha, lame!)

Popliteal, someone popping you in the back of your knee.

Phalange, I (Pheel)feel with my phalanges.

Temporal Bone, Temple.

Hitting your funny bone isn't very humerus.

My Anatomy instructor has taught us many more funny ways of remember other parts of our textbook, but nothing to do with bones or muscles.

Silly, crazy things like that can really help you remember. It doesn't matter how silly it sounds or seems, as long as it helps you learn the material correctly! :)