#2-Strange names for body parts
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.
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