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3 places to find your pulse (heart rate) 1. neck 2. wrist 3. Left chest
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Muscles
of the
Body
September: DELTOID: raises arm away from side
STERNOCLEIDOMASTIOD: flexes head and neck forward and side to side.
October: BICEPS: flexes elbow
PECTORALIS MAJOR: moves shoulder and arm toward the midline of the body.
November: OBLIQUES: twists trunk, bending forward and to side
RECTUS ABDOMINUS: flexes trunk
December: ADDUCTOR: moves leg toward midline of body
ILIOPSOAS: flexes hip
January: QUADRICEPS: extends knee
TIBIALIS ANTERIOR: flexes ankle
February: LATISSIMUS DORSI: pulls arms down and back
TRAPEZIUS/ RHOMBOIDS: squeezes shoulder blades together “brings
to attention”
March: TRICEPS: extends arm at elbow
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS: extends hip
ABDUCTOR: moves leg away and to side of body
April: HAMSTRINGS: flexes knee
GASTROCNEMIUS: extends ankle, points toe
May: ERECTOR SPINAE: extension of spine
SOLEUS: extends ankle joint, points toe
Bones
of the
Body
September: CRANIUM (skull), MAXILLA (upper jaw),
MANDIBLE (jaw)
October: CLAVICLE (collar bone), STERNUM (breast bone),
RIBS (24)
November: VERTEBRAE (spinal column), ILIUM/PELVIC (hip bone), COCCYX (tailbone)
December: HUMERUS (upper arm/funny bone), RADIUS (forearm/thumb side), ULNA (pinky side)
January: CARPALS (wrist), METACARPALS (hand bones), PHALANGES (fingers and toes)
February: TARSALS (ankle), METATARSALS (foot bones)
March: FEMUR (thigh), PATELLA (knee cap)
April: TIBIA (shin), FIBULA (balance and stability)
May: SCAPULA (shoulder blade), CALCANEUS (heel)
Know
Know
Know
Your
Bones
(the song)
(tune of Row, Row, Row your boat)
Repeat each line
Know, know, know, your bones
Cranium’s on your head
Maxilla shows your teeth
Mandible helps you chew and speak.
Know, know, know, your bones
Ribs form a cage
Clavicle is your collarbone
Sternum’s flat in the middle zone.
Know, know, know, your bones
Vertebrae is your spine
Ilium bone is at your hip
Coccyx bone is where you sit.
Know, know, know, your bones
Humerus-upper arm,
Radius helps you get your ride,
Ulna on the pinky side.
Know, know, know, your bones
Carpals are your wrist
Phalanges are your fingers and toes
Metacarpals make a fist.
Know, know, know your bones
Tarsals form your ankle bone
Metatarsals shape your feet
Helping you walk down the street.
Know, know, know your bones
Patella’s nice and flat
The femur bone is in your thigh
It’s long and strong so how ‘bout that.
Know, know, know your bones
Tibia is your shin
The fibula bone is right behind
Helping you balance all the time.
Know, know, know your bones
Calcaneus is your heel
Scapula is your shoulder blade
Back straight and keepin' it real!
