• Question: what bones have you seen???

    Asked by anon-348951 to Maria on 2 Mar 2023.
    • Photo: Maria Price

      Maria Price answered on 2 Mar 2023:

      I haven’t seen any bones in person, I just work with the cells that make up bones and so don’t get to see them all together.

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  • Photo: Jessica

    Jessica commented on :

    I was lucky enough to take part in an anatomy class that brought in some real bones! I have seen a tibia, fibia and the bones of the hand and feet.

  • Photo: Simone

    Simone commented on :

    Wow – interesting question! I did one year anatomy and physiology at university so I’ve seen all of them; handled some.

    As a biomedical scientist I routinely test parts of bone that have become infected.

    Also, I have visited pathology museums which have lots of bones.

  • Photo: John

    John commented on :

    When I was doing my Biomedical Sciences degree I went to an anatomy day in Newcastle University , where we looked at cadavers so there was loads of bones there. There was cross sections of bones too so you could see where the marrow would’ve been. It’s not for everyone but it was very cool.

  • Photo: Emma

    Emma commented on :

    I studied human anatomy, which includes using human cadavers to learn about the body. I have also seen a lot of human skeletons in the study of anatomy, and I now use these to teach students. The skeleton is VERY COOL. Bones are my favourite part of the body to study. We call the bones of the head, the neck, the back and the spine the axial skeleton. And the bones of the legs and arms are called the appendicular skeleton.

    My favourite is the skull. Its actually made up of lots of bones that fuse together as you age to form one structure.