2006-06-21 15:18:22 · 5 answers · asked by Monica P 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Well, I believe many of the names of the bones are Latin based. Perhaps the function of a bone (what it was used for) helped in the naming process? Who really knows? Why is a rose called a rose? If given any other name, it would still smell as sweet and look as red. :) But actually, I really bet that their names are meaningful in that they help the doctor identify what it does just by knowing the name of the bone.
2006-06-21 15:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Cap'n Eridani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a really great question! I bet it has a lot to do with the early disections and autopsys done in ancient greece and what they called the various bones as they tried to understand the human body and how it worked. I could be wrong tho. I probably am, my broke clock is right more times a day than I am....
2006-06-21 15:23:08 · answer #2 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stirrup bone is the smallest bone of the human body!Stirrup - (also called the stapes) a tiny, U-shaped bone that passes vibrations from the stirrup to the cochlea. (it is 0.25 to 0.33 cm long).
2016-03-15 14:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the bone namers of course
2006-06-21 15:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
adam named them.
2006-06-21 15:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋