In the chapter “Human Skeleton” of the US MBLEx Federal Massage Exam, the most bones are in the hands and feet, and these bones are very important and must be memorized. Therefore, Yibei Education has specially sorted out the names and locations of the [27 bones in the hands and 26 bones in the feet] for you.
Based on the questions, we use Yibei’s exclusive mnemonics and interesting words to help everyone better master the 27 hand bones and 26 foot bones.
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Let’s look at the question first:
1.Which one of the following choices is the sequence from distally to proximally?
distally
proximally
sequence
Which of the following options are arranged from distal to proximal?
A. Phalanges, metacarpal, trapezium, scaphoid
B, scaphoid, trapezium, metacarpal, phalanges
C, trapezoid, scaphoid, metacarpal, phalanges
D. phalanges, metacarpal, scaphoid, trapezoid
The correct answer is A, phalanges, metacarpal, trapezium, scaphoid
This question tests the bones in the hand. Let’s take a look:
There are 27 bones in the hand, which are divided into three parts, arranged from proximal to distal:
8 carpals
5 metacarpals
14 phalanges
metacarpals, where the prefix meta- means “after”
carpals
meta-carpals Behind the carpal bones are the metacarpal bones
The 8 carpal bones are:
Proximal (closest to the heart):
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Distal (away from the heart): Capitellate hooks
Trapezium
Trapezoid Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
What you need to pay special attention to is that the trapezium and trapezoid bones look very similar and need to be distinguished.
The thumb is located next to the trapezium, on the outside of the palm. Both words have “m” in them, so the one ending with “trapezium” is the trapezium.
The trapezoid bone is adjacent to the second metacarpal bone.
In addition, when reading the questions, be sure to read carefully:
Are the questions arranged in the order from proximal to distal or from distal to proximal?
Otherwise, if you get the direction wrong, all your efforts will be in vain!
Let’s review the proximal and distal ends of the human body:
proximal, the end close to the heart. proximally is its adverb
How to remember it? It starts with P, which sounds like “扑”, meaning “rushing over”, so it means very close.
Distal, distance means distance, so if there is a certain distance, it must be far away.
For this question we need to remember two sets of keywords:
distally to proximally (starting with “P” and meaning “to come over”).
phalanges ,metacarpal ,trapezium ,scaphoid
「Easy to remember words」
phalanges, rotten fingers➡️ phalanges
carpal carpal car pa l car scared ➡️ People with bad wrists are scared of being driven by cars
metacarpal, meta, after…, the metacarpal bone is behind the carpal bone, and the palm is behind the wrist
trapezium trapezium itself means trapezium, trap, trap, trapezium standing up like a trap
scaphoid, scaphoid means boat, a bone like a boat, sca means fear, fear of capsizing, it’s the scaphoid bone!
2. How many bones does the carpal bone consist of?
carpal
We just learned in the previous question: car pa l car scared ➡️ People with bad wrists are scared of being driven by cars
consist of
How many bones does the wrist consist of?
A, eight carpals
B, seven tarsals
C, eight tarsals
D, seven carpals
The correct answer is A, eight carpals, 8 carpal bones
We just learned that the 8 carpal bones are:
Proximal (close to the heart):
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Distal (away from the heart): Capitellate hooks
Trapezium
Trapezoid Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
In addition to carpals, there is another word in the options, tarsals
Tarsals are bones in the foot called tarsal bones.
The structure of the hand bones is very similar to that of the foot bones, so let’s also learn about the foot bones:
The bones of the foot, like the bones of the hand, are divided into three parts:
Arranged from proximal to distal, they are:
7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges
The 7 tarsals are:
Proximal: calcaneus; talus
Distal: cuboid, navicular, the medial, middle, and lateral cuneiforms
「Memorize Keywords」
tarsal , the bone that rests on the ground, the tarsal bone
meta-tarsal, meta is behind…, the metatarsal is behind the tarsal bone (see picture)
phalanges, rotten fingers ➡️ phalanges, like fingers, this is the toe, phalanges
For this question, you only need to remember the key words:
carpal bone consist of
eight carpals
Now that we have finished the topic, let’s summarize the knowledge points about hand bones and foot bones that we have learned so far (students can download the PDF file on the Yibei official website, or they can draw it themselves):
Well, students, I have summarized the knowledge points of hand bones and foot bones. Isn’t it not that difficult? Just follow my instructions and study hard. Breaking through the Federation is just around the corner! Come on students!
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