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Why anatomy's naughtiest mnemonics work so well

Some lovers try positions that they can't handle—I'm referring to the bones of the wrist, of course. The phrase is a classic mnemonic used to remember the eight carpal (wrist) bones—scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate—whose initials form the memorable se...

Why anatomy's naughtiest mnemonics work so well
Image: Phys.org
Some lovers try positions that they can't handle—I'm referring to the bones of the wrist, of course. The phrase is a classic mnemonic used to remember the eight carpal (wrist) bones—scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate—whose initials form the memorable sentence.

Originally published at Phys.org

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