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Bone Broke by Jess Beck is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
Tag Archives: anatomy
Standard Anatomical Position
Bioarchaeological labs can be confusing places. Witness the following interaction, which takes place at least once a season: Bioarch 1: “This fragment’s a humerus, right?” Bioarch 2: [Examines bone] “No, it’s a left.” Bioarch 1: “But it’s humerus?” Bioarch 2: … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, corpse pose, mountain pose, osteology, puppies, Standard Anatomical Position, yoga
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Anthropology Teaching Tips: Playdoh
As you may have garnered from the radio silence that blanketed the blog for week-long periods this summer, in July and August I solo taught my first self-designed course. Now, at this point in my academic career, I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology, Osteology, Teaching
Tagged anatomy, anthropology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, Human bones, osteology, pelvis, playdoh
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Abduction and Adduction
I always have a great time when I teach the anatomical terminology of movement because students find it so easy to engage with the material. In my Science of Skeletons class I began experimenting with a charades-style activity that required … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged abduction, adduction, anatomical terminology, anatomy, anthropology, Avengers, bioarchaeology, biomechanics, Chris Hemsworth, Mjölnir, movement, Norse Mythology, osteology, Thor
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Supination
I recently started teaching my first self-designed course at the University of Michigan, an intro to bioarchaeology class titled The Science of Skeletons. We had our first meeting last Thursday, and in addition to demonstrating the appropriate way to handle human … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, human anatomy, osteology, supination
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Splanchnocranium
I’ve been reading a lot of research on the bioarchaeology of violence of late, thought-provoking pieces by Haagen Klaus, Deb Martin and Gwen Robbins Schug that detail the ways in which the ideology of oppression is mediated by violence. In theory, this … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, Christopher Guest, osteology, Skull, Spinal Tap
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Nutrient foramen
A nutrient foramen is a small, smooth-walled hole for blood vessels found on the external surface of a bone. Size-wise these tend to be in the range of what you’d expect if you poked the tip of a pen through the … Continue reading
Posted in Bioarchaeology Vocab, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, anthropology, bioarchaeology, human skeleton, osteology
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Glenoid fossa
The term glenoid fossa can refer to a smooth indentation on either the scapula or the temporal bone. On the scapula, the glenoid fossa is located on the lateral side of the bone. It comprises a smooth, oval, and lightly indented surface … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy, Bioarchaeology Vocab
Tagged anatomy, Features of the cranium, features of the scapula., Glenoid fosa, mandible, osteology, Scapula
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Tibial Pursuit: How to identify and side the tibia
Trials and Tib-ulations. Shin Vogue. Ti-bia Determined. Tibia or not Tibia*. I have so many tibial puns on file that it was hard to pick just one for the title of this post. And if you’re wondering, yes, you are … Continue reading
Posted in Long Bones, Osteology
Tagged anatomy, bioarchaeology, features of the tibia, How to identify a tibia, how to side a tibia, leg, osteology
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Palpable Anatomy: The Palmaris longus tendon
Happy January, everybody! I’ve been absent from the blog for a few weeks due to the arduous process of travelling from Thailand to Kazakhstan, and then back to the U.S. after a quick stop in Madrid – a journey of … Continue reading
