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Biomedical Engineering Anatomy Vocab

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Above/on top






2. The lower back of the pelvis






3. The coxae






4. Opening through a bone






5. The ribs and sternum






6. Smooth - rounded - arched surface






7. Roughly 90






8. Farther from the trunk






9. Prominent ridge






10. The hole in the lower pelvis






11. Towards the midline






12. Plane cutting the body into left and right






13. Vastus Medialis origin






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






15. Tendon above the patella






16. Plane cutting the body into front and back






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






18. Tensor Fasciae Latae origin






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






20. Heavier pelvis






21. Larger pelvic inlet






22. Bones embedded in tendons (eg. patella)






23. Towards the back of the body






24. Vastus Lateralis origin






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






26. Enlarged (often rounded) end






27. Gluteus Maximus insertion






28. Adductor - Adductor Magnus Gracilis origin






29. Knob or enlargement






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






31. Away from midline






32. Towards the front of the body






33. Iliopsoas insertion






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






35. Rectus Femoris origin






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






37. Lighter pelvis






38. The top edge of the Ilium






39. PCL






40. Gluteus Maximus origin






41. Bones irregular in shape (eg. vertebrae)






42. Tensor Fasciae Latae insertion






43. The upper - lateral edge of the Ilium






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






45. Semtendinosus origin






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






47. Biceps Femoris origin






48. Tendon below the patella






49. MCL






50. The main portion of a bone