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Biomedical Engineering Anatomy Vocab

Subject : engineering
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1. Tendon below the patella






2. The 'cup' in which the 'ball' on the head of the femur turns






3. Formation of red blood cells occurring in the bone marrow






4. PCL






5. Larger pelvic inlet






6. Towards the midline






7. Above/on top






8. LCL






9. Bones longer in one direction (eg. femur)






10. Semimembranosus origin






11. Cartilaginous joint between the the two coxae of the pelvis; allows some expansion of the pelvis during childbirth






12. Knob or enlargement






13. Sartorius origin






14. Roughly 90






15. Gluteus Maximus insertion






16. The upper - lateral edge of the Ilium






17. Below/underneath






18. The fan - like upper part of the pelvis






19. Gluetus Medius insertion






20. Tendon above the patella






21. The lower front of the pelvis






22. Vastus Intermedius origin






23. Opening through a bone






24. Bones the same dimension in all directions (eg. carpals)






25. Lighter pelvis






26. Iliopsoas origin






27. Tensor Fasciae Latae insertion






28. MCL






29. Bones irregular in shape (eg. vertebrae)






30. The main portion of a bone






31. Vastus Medialis origin






32. ACL






33. Bones smaller in one direction than in the others (eg. sternum)






34. Smooth - rounded - arched surface






35. The hole in the lower pelvis






36. Notch for the sciatic nerves on the inside of the pelvis






37. Tensor Fasciae Latae origin






38. The ribs and sternum






39. Enlargement near or above a condyle






40. Closer to the trunk






41. Gluteus Minimum insertion






42. Rectus Femoris origin






43. Vastus Lateralis origin






44. Smaller pubic arch






45. Bones embedded in tendons (eg. patella)






46. Plane cutting the body into front and back






47. Away from midline






48. The top edge of the Ilium






49. Prominent ridge






50. The coxae