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If you're a physiotherapy student or medical learner struggling to remember the countless bones of the human body, you're not alone. That’s why we've created this guide with 10 super-easy and fun mnemonics to help you remember key bones quickly and confidently — especially for exams and viva!

✅ 1. Cranial Bones (8 total)

Mnemonic: "Old People From Texas Eat Spiders"

  • O: Occipital

  • P: Parietal (2)

  • F: Frontal

  • T: Temporal (2)

  • E: Ethmoid

  • S: Sphenoid

👉 Why it works: It creates a silly image that sticks in your memory!

✅ 2. Facial Bones (14 total)

Mnemonic: "Virgil Can Not Make My Pet Zebra Laugh"

  • V: Vomer

  • C: Conchae (Inferior nasal)

  • N: Nasal bones

  • M: Maxillae

  • M: Mandible

  • P: Palatine bones

  • Z: Zygomatic bones

  • L: Lacrimal bones

👉 Tip: Maxillae and mandible are key for dental anatomy too!

✅ 3. Carpal Bones (Wrist - Proximal to Distal)

Mnemonic: "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can’t Handle"

  • S: Scaphoid

  • L: Lunate

  • T: Triquetrum

  • P: Pisiform

  • T: Trapezium

  • T: Trapezoid

  • C: Capitate

  • H: Hamate

🖐 Remember in circular pattern from lateral to medial.

✅ 4. Tarsal Bones (Ankle)

Mnemonic: "Tiger Cubs Need MILC"

  • T: Talus

  • C: Calcaneus

  • N: Navicular

  • M: Medial cuneiform

  • I: Intermediate cuneiform

  • L: Lateral cuneiform

  • C: Cuboid

👉 Mnemonic helps especially during anatomy dissections or foot assessments.

✅ 5. Vertebral Column Sections

Mnemonic: "Breakfast at 7, Lunch at 12, Dinner at 5"

  • 7 Cervical vertebrae

  • 12 Thoracic vertebrae

  • 5 Lumbar vertebrae

🕒 Relate the timing to meal schedule for better retention.

✅ 6. Ribs Classification

Mnemonic: "True, False, and Floating - TFF"

  • True ribs: 1–7 (attached directly to sternum)

  • False ribs: 8–10 (indirectly attached)

  • Floating ribs: 11–12 (not attached at all)

ðŸĶī Helpful when studying thoracic biomechanics!

✅ 7. Bones of the Orbit (Eye Socket)

Mnemonic: "Many Friendly Zebras Enjoy Lazy Summer Picnics"

  • M: Maxilla

  • F: Frontal

  • Z: Zygomatic

  • E: Ethmoid

  • L: Lacrimal

  • S: Sphenoid

  • P: Palatine

👁 Useful in neuro or craniofacial anatomy.

✅ 8. Scapular Fossae

Mnemonic: "SIS" – Supraspinous, Infraspinous, Subscapular

ðŸĶī Remember:

  • Supraspinous (above spine)

  • Infraspinous (below spine)

  • Subscapular (anterior surface)

👉 Common in rotator cuff injury studies.

✅ 9. Pelvic Bones

Mnemonic: "I Isch It’s Pubic!"

  • I: Ilium

  • Isch: Ischium

  • Pubic: Pubis

ðŸ‘Ģ Simple for remembering hip bone components.

✅ 10. Hyoid Bone

ðŸĶī While there’s no common mnemonic, just remember:

  • It’s the only bone not articulating with another bone.

ðŸ—Ģ️ Important in speech and swallowing studies.

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