Expert: Ralph Salier - 2/8/2004

Question
 i dont know how to study for the test and memorize and know how to spell all the bones

Answer
Well I'm not sure which bones you are speaking of human or critter.  but the best way is to first know the long bones, then the vertebra.  toss in the pelvic bones and you have many of them already.  Then just remember that hand bones are Carples and foot bones are tarsels (Car for driving and Tar for walking) and then the fingers are all Phelanges.  (I can't spell either so don't trust my spelling).  Ok.  Don't forget the Patellas (knee bones).  Now for the head and neck bone (Hyoid).  The bones of the skull are the complex ones but work from back to front and remember there are 2 halves so a right and left temporal, r/l inferior nasal concha etc... and of course the teeth etc...  So you can use the old childrens song, the toe bones are connected to the foot bones the foot bones are connected to the ankel bones and so on from bottom t o top.   Spelling is a whole different issue and being a dislexic my self, it has always caused me problems.   Good Luck on the test.