Have you ever stubbed your hallux? And do you know where your axilla is? And if you stuck your nares under water, what would happen?
Amaze your friends with weird body knowledge! It’s called anatomy.
On this page, I have written down the strange (and true!) names for lots of parts of the body.
- iris—colored part of the eye.
- pinna—visible part of the ear.
- canthus—corners on either side of the eye, right where the upper and lower lids come together.
- glabella—flat area just above the nose, in between the eyebrows.
- naris—nostril (plural = nares).
- frenum—skinny band of tissue that connects the floor of the mouth to the underside of the tongue.
- gnathion—lowest point of the chin.
- pate—top of the head, crown.
- clavicle—collar bone
- axilla—armpit
- thorax—the part of the chest where the ribs are
- condyle—knuckle
- navel—bellybutton
- coccyx—tailbone (in the back)
- patella—kneecap
- hallux—big toe
You can comment on these weird names—and add your own—but please remember my parents, grandparents, and Aunt Brenda read all the comments, so don’t be rude or nasty.
My sister calls her under pits under-pickles
[isn’t that SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny????]
Hilarious!
Whoa. Are you like a brainiac at school, did you just do some research, or what?
I am not a genius or anything. But I did do some research.
testicle
thiers actullaly a musle in the part where you bend your arm(sorry dont know what its called.) its called the weinnise
are animal body parts called the same thing or is it something different? could you post names of animal parts?
u didn’t do all of the body parts
Yeah…my mom wouldn’t let me get into any more detail (if you know what I mean).
I know what you mean
I’ve never heard of a lot of these but some of them are familiar like the clavical the patella and the navel. Really interesting stuff though. How did you find all of these definitions?
P.S. Have you ever played Minecraft?
P.P.S You said you played lacrosse at summer camp during the Cool Duel? I play lacrosse in petaluma on a team called the River Cats, did you enjoy lacrosse?
Answers to your questions:
–I have a very cool chart on my wall that has lots of names of body parts.
–Yes, but not very often because I am too busy writing. Georgie is very good at it, though.
–It was the very first time I ever played lacrosse, so I stunk at it and mostly did nothing right.
I think those names of those body parts are cool!!!
I am a dancer who dances every day of my life. I even have a competition coming up. Any way, just a tip, if you fall on your tailbone and bruise it keep ice on it. Also what helps alot is to try to walk it off. Last but not least, thank you for writting this book. At first i didn’t really like reading.Ever since our teacher starting reading it to us and when you cam to my school I got a book on my lexile and enjoyed reading it. Thank you for inspiring me. Wish me good luck at my dance competition! 🙂 Brianna
I hope you win…and never fall down again!
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No, I’m not. I’m just a regular kid.
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No way! Cut it out.
Don`t you know my principle Mrs.Hermisillio i don`t know how to spell it.
Of course I know her. She’s great! (And it’s spelled Hermosillo.)
Those are really weird.I have a name for the foot and its called a woot (wut) because the w is for walking and the oot came from foot.Thanks for reading 🙂
The humerous is a funny name for a body part and so is the femur!
I know right.
I completely agree. The humerus is a very funny name.
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I’d say either Tibia or Appendix.
Tibia sounds like a really excellent girl’s name to me.
It does.
Liver
I never thought about it, but YOU ARE RIGHT. “Liver” is a strange word for a body part.
There is a part in your foot called the calcaneum.
A pancreas is a body part in your stomach. Um…what it does is kind of gross. I’d rather you not ask 😉
You came to my school chalres pinckney elementrey yep
I used to go to that school, but I moved to Forest Lake Elementary. I’m the weird 2nd grader who beat the whole school-even 6th grade-in R.C. points. I bet you if you ask the librarian she remembers me.
The kids at Pinckney were very cool. I wonder if anyone ever makes jokes about having a pink knee.
Pretty funny!!!
I love your books your awesome
Wow…thanks, Autumn!
Spine is a weird name for a body part in my opinion. When I hear it I think of a porcupine or a hedgehog or something like that.
Please please please please comment soon.
Whats a spline i’ve been wondering that since i was 9.
cheesie im micah and i go to canyon springs which u r coming to on thursday i have an afro and im tall so when i see u im going to ask if u really answer the emails that me and the other people send
I was so busy visiting schools that I didn’t have time to respond to your comment until now. So here goes:
HI, MICAH!
Spleen I’m not sure what it does but reply if you do.
Good one! It’s a weird name, too. I think your spleen (which Granpa says is near your liver) does something good for your blood.
who is spleen
i’ve got a good one!
-tibia
respond if you know what that is and where it is
I have two things to say:
1. Tibia sounds like a girl’s name.
2. It is the bigger leg bone below the knee. The shin is part of it.
So, what if I put a girl in my next book whose name was Tibia Shinbohn?
that would be awesome!
here’s a good one
-kilopia
guess what that is
It sounds like a kind of fish. I have no idea.
I know a Bohn person, funny you mentioned it!
My friend’s name is Mariam and it’s pronounced marry-UM. ore mare- yum!
how old is mariam
Weenus-the extra flapp of skin on your elbow.
I do not think “weenus” is the real name for that. (And it sounds kind of weird.)
how old are u katrina im 12 and i got to canyon springs elemantry
hey cheesie this is matt actually and you know the whole deal. for the armpit pitstop. my brother and my mom are arguing right now so they just stopped like five seconds ago so my brother is watching me right now
thigh is a little strange
You’re right. It is a strange word.
i never knew there were that strange of names for body parts!
Weird, huh!?
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Thanks forever, Trevor!
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HUMERUS IS A WEIRD NAME
It’s very humorous, isn’t it!?
you went to my brothers school SHAW yay my brother was so happy to meet you and you signed my others brothers book tyrek white
The Thing in the back of your throat that dingles around is called your Valhalla
I told this to my father and he laughed so hard I could see the Valhalla dangling in his throat! When he stopped laughing, he told me it’s called a uvula (pronounced YOU’VE-you-luh). He also told me Valhalla is where the Vikings went when they died.
Your father is still alive!
Sure. You read about him in my books. He drives limos and has a fake foot.
The author came to FSUS it was awesome he is funny. He took a plane from California to Florida he is awesome I’m reading his first book and can not wait to read the 2nd and 3rd when It comes out.
Thanks, Trolloll! FSUS was a very cool school.
Hi u like almost just visited my school on september 25 i just finished the first book and i am reading the second!and im still telling people about what u did at a summer camp when u were like 19 also i cant wsit for the next book im telling ecerybody about your books and to read them!!!! Thank and i love your books! 🙂
Thanks, Isabel.
I love your book. My name is Marcasia Nelson (mar-casey-ah)
Most people never say my name right. So they call me Case of Nels ) I love case’s
I LOVE YOUR NAME CHEESIE 😉
Mark, hey! See ya! (Marcasia)
That’s what I’d yell to a friend named Mark when he was leaving.
(You have a very COOL name!)
whens your next book coming out
June 2013.
wow i will have to read it
What’s the name of your new book??
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say hi to georgie for me!
my axilla is ticklish how about yours?
Thank you 🙂
On page 31, it said Scott rubbed his knuckles across Cheesie’s pate. I don’t see pate on your list. What is it?
I can’t believe I left that out!
Pate = top of the head; crown…like in the nursery rhyme, “Jack fell down and broke his crown.”
(I’m going to fix this web page right away!)
appendix
Appendix is in my book. That’s what gave me the idea for this page.
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gullet
That’s a good one. It means throat, especially the part where the food goes down.
why do they call it pinna?It sounds like pinata.
Good question! I looked it up, and the answer is really interesting. PINNA comes from the word for feather, so it’s kind of like your outer ear is sort of a feather sticking out of your head, I guess.
If Cheesie could flap his pinnas, he would probably fly! (HAHA!)