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Body Parts with Silly Names

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Mixed Human Body Trivia : Body Parts with Silly Names

Introduction:
"Anatomists often had vivid imaginations when they named structures in the human body. The ones in this quiz evoke visual images that make me giggle."


1. The spinal cord ends in a tuft of spinal nerves. What imaginative name was given to this tangle of branches?
    neuroalluvium
    sacral dendron
    cauda equina
    spinal candelabrum


2. The "Circle of Willis" is an interconnected series of blood vessels which sits at the bottom of which organ?
    heart
    brain
    kidney
    liver


3. Speaking of funny names, what is the name of the bone in the upper arm?
    Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)


4. By what name is the "axilla" more commonly known?
    windpipe
    jawbone
    armpit
    bellybutton


5. What is the function of the amygdala?
    secretion of steroid hormones
    concentrating bile
    production of seminal fluid
    memory and emotion


6. What is the name of the muscle which withdraws the testicle into the body when exposed to cold?
    erector spinae
    levator ani
    rectus capitis
    cremaster


7. The loop of Henle is found in what organ?
    brain
    kidney
    liver
    adrenal


8. Vitamin A and other fat soluble vitamins are absorbed by Ito cells resident in which region of the liver?
    lines of Zahn
    ductus endolymphaticus
    digastric fossa
    space of Disse


9. Where is the lamina papyracea, a paper-thin region of bone, located?
    pelvis
    rib cage
    ear
    eye socket


10. What is the name of the muscle fibers that control the release of bile and pancreatic juices into the intestine?
    Galea aponeurotica
    Sphincter of Oddi
    Gracilis muscle
    Pyramidus muscle


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