Similes and Physiology Flashcards
The two hip bones are like…
The foundation of a wall.
The vertebral column is like…
A pile of gold coins.
The main blood vessel is like…
A central pillar made of agate.
The sternum with its four corners is like…
The crossbeams of a ceiling.
The twenty-four ribs are like…
Well-laid rafters (in a ceiling)
The costal cartilage of the ribs is like…
A bracket supporting the rafter [rib] (of a ceiling)
The channels (nerves/white and blood vessels/red), ligaments and tendons are like…
Slender twigs over a rafter.
The muscles and skin are like…
plasters (covering the walls/ceiling.)
The two clavicles are like…
The parapet to a palace.
The two scapulas are like…
The buttresses of the palace.
The head is like…
A dome on the rooftop.
The apertures of the five sense organs are like…
Windows (in the dome on the rooftop)
The skull is like…
A covered roof.
The aperture at the crown of the head is like…
An opened chimney.
The right and left ears are like…
The highly raised head of the Garuda.
