Osteology

Graphic from University of Washington Department of Radiology, www.scar.rad.washington.edu. Used with permission.

The long PowerPoint slide presentation on skeletal tissue anatomy by Terry Wiseth of Northland Community College is a full discussion of bone as a tissue (i.e., an overview of osteoblasts, -clasts.)

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Innerbody.com's bone identification page is just fun and right for initial level massage students. When you click on a structure its name pops out.

Murray Jensen's skeletal system set of quizzes is excellent for beginning massage school students.

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/
bio201/index.html

These anatomy training modules are by J. Crimando at Gateway Community College, Phoenix, Arizona. Each module has one or more high-resolution photographs on the right hand side of the screen accompanied by a line diagram on the left. Pointing your mouse to an osseous structure on the photo outlines it on the line diagram on the left. Left clicking on the object gives its name. (Single button mouse users double click.)

After reviewing the info, you can self-test yourself by clicking on labels and then on anatomical landmarks. The page tells you if you are correct or not with such phrases as "Right on, correctomundo," or a polite, "Incorrect, try another," for wrong answers. Included are hand, skull, and vertebrae modules.

This complete and well-designed skull anatomy tutorial features openings, parts, nerves, arteries, etc.

This is the address for radiographic anatomy tutorials from Michael Richardson, University of Washington.

These very clear and complete radiographs (the skull and thorax are not covered) are organized for self-quizzing. Click on a radiographic structure and its name will appear. Even though these are radiographs, massage therapists are encouraged to visit this site as it may help to develop X-ray vision.

Arthrology

This Southern California Orthopedic Institute web site has brief pages with clear illustrations of spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and toe anatomy. There are also links to pages on common surgical procedures such as for carpal tunnel surgery and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.