The flexor carpi ulnaris, for instance, is a muscle in the forearm that bends the wrist - exactly as its name suggests. She could look up the Latin term for almost any body part and get an idea of where it was and what it did. As a first-year medical student at the University of Miami, she found the language clear, precise, functional. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
