head & shoulders, knees & toes

Sara: I’ve decided if I have a child, I’m going to teach it the proper names to the muscles and bones. K.. why do we lie to ourselves and our kids from childhood with made-up general names for things...? up until a week ago I thought the elbow bone was called the humerous.. no.. the whole upper arm bone is called the humerous. And biceps are biceps brachii.. and don’t get me started with the “calf muscle”. – end note.

Shelly: Haha lol. U can start with teaching ME the proper names for things!!!

Sara: No probs you can point to things and I’ll tell you what they are called in real life. I know all of the main guys. And I’m pretty good at figuring out which muscles control which movements. I’ll teach you two things for now. The biggest and strongest bone in the body is the femur. (the “thigh” bone.. if you will) it can take up to 600 lbs of vertical force. And the second strongest and most stout bone in the body is your “chin” bone, called the Tibia. Stay tuned.



Sara: Hahaha not CHIN but Shin rather..only I have a big strong chin.. not everyone is so blessed.

Shelly: Haha i was like CHIN? REALLY? Shin though, that makes much more sense. My shins take a lot of abuse from running. Can you tell me a bit more about shin splints?

Sara: The bottom of this page has some good exercises you can do to strengthen your shins/ankles for running. www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/0161-shin-splints-treatment.htm

Sara: Dorsi flexion is when you bring your toes toward your shin (like flex your foot) – the muscle that does it is called the tibialis anterior (the muscle you can feel in front of your shin bone). Plantar flexion is when you point your toes or stand up on your toes – acting muscle is the gastrocnemius and soleus (calf muscles)

Shelly: Lol i feel stupid for not knowing all my body parts now. the song “head and shoulders, knees, and toes” should totally be altered to... uhm, well u know...

Sara: I know, especially when they throw in strange explanatory words – see, if our parents taught us properly we would know these things! Cranium, scapula’s, patella’s and phalanges.....patella’s and phalanges... patella’s and phalanges.. doesn’t have the same ring..

Sara: Lol go right ahead.. you may want to know that the scapula is actually the shoulder blade.. don’t think the shoulder has a name.

Shelly: Mmm i don’t think it matters for blog purposes. I’ll check with my editor though.

Sara: HAHA do you really have an editor?

Shelly: Bahahha. No! Just being facetious.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to WORD OF THE DAY:

fa·ce·tious   /fəˈsiʃəs/  [fuh-see-shuhs]  –adjective
1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
2. amusing; humorous.
3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.