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Biomedical Engineering Anatomy Vocab

Subject : engineering
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1. Towards the back of the body






2. Tendon below the patella






3. Larger pelvic inlet






4. Iliopsoas origin






5. Enlarged (often rounded) end






6. ACL






7. The lower front of the pelvis






8. Towards the front of the body






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






10. The fan - like upper part of the pelvis






11. Gluteus Minimum insertion






12. Gluteus Maximus origin






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






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






15. Gluteus Maximus insertion






16. Sartorius origin






17. Broad - shallow - depressed area






18. Biceps Femoris origin






19. All bones but those in the hips - shoulders - and limbs






20. Semtendinosus origin






21. The lower back of the pelvis






22. Plane cutting the body into left and right






23. Smooth - rounded - arched surface






24. Enlargement near or above a condyle






25. Knob or enlargement






26. Towards the midline






27. The main portion of a bone






28. Away from midline






29. Gluetus Medius insertion






30. Roughly 90






31. The top edge of the Ilium






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






33. Prominent ridge






34. Heavier pelvis






35. Arm- like branch off the body of a bone






36. The coxae






37. MCL






38. LCL






39. A relatively long - thin projection or bump






40. The ribs and sternum






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






42. The hole in the lower pelvis






43. Bones irregular in shape (eg. vertebrae)






44. Bones embedded in tendons (eg. patella)






45. Iliopsoas insertion






46. Semimembranosus origin






47. The upper - lateral edge of the Ilium






48. Opening through a bone






49. Plane cutting the body horizontally - into upper and lower body






50. Plane cutting the body into front and back