Dem Bones, Dem Bones

Remember singing that song in primary school, as a mnemonic for the bones in the human body? At my school though, sadly, we only learnt the common names - hip bone, thigh bone, et cetera. Imagine how gorgeous that song would have been if we'd been taught at least some of these scientific terms:

Cranium
(connected to the)
Mandible
(connected to the)
Cervical Spine
(connected to the)
Clavicle
(connected to the)
Scapula
(connected to the)
Thoracic Spine
(connected to the)
Costal
(connected to the)
Sternum
(connected to the)
Xiphoid Process




Radial Bone
(connected to the)
Humerus
(connected to the)
Ulnar Bone
(connected to the)
Carpal
(connected to the)
Metacarpal


Lumbar Spine
(connected to the)
Sacral Spine
(connected to the)
Coccyx
(connected to the)
Ilium
(connected to the)
Ischium
(connected to the)
Femur
(connected to the)
Patella
(connected to the)
Tibia
(connected to the)
Fibula
(connected to the)
Talus
(connected to the)
Calcaneus
(connected to the)
Tarsal
(connected to the)
Metatarsal

Alright, it isn't really as simple as that. But the words sure are pretty.