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Biomedical Engineering Anatomy Vocab

Subject : engineering
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1. Towards the front of the body






2. Gluteus Minimum insertion






3. Adductor - Adductor Magnus Gracilis origin






4. The lower front of the pelvis






5. Enlargement near or above a condyle






6. Larger pelvic inlet






7. Smooth - rounded - arched surface






8. Gluteus Maximus insertion






9. Tendon below the patella






10. Tendon above the patella






11. Iliopsoas origin






12. The hole in the lower pelvis






13. Vastus Medialis origin






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






15. Knob or enlargement






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






17. Tensor Fasciae Latae origin






18. Above/on top






19. The main portion of a bone






20. Plane cutting the body into front and back






21. The upper - lateral edge of the Ilium






22. Prominent ridge






23. Towards the midline






24. The ribs and sternum






25. The coxae






26. Sartorius origin






27. Iliopsoas insertion






28. Gluteus Maximus origin






29. Vastus Intermedius origin






30. Enlarged (often rounded) end






31. Semimembranosus origin






32. A relatively long - thin projection or bump






33. Bones embedded in tendons (eg. patella)






34. Gluetus Medius insertion






35. Biceps Femoris origin






36. Towards the back of the body






37. Broad - shallow - depressed area






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






39. Semtendinosus origin






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






41. The lower back of the pelvis






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






43. The fan - like upper part of the pelvis






44. Rectus Femoris origin






45. The top edge of the Ilium






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






47. Larger pubic arch






48. Below/underneath






49. Away from midline






50. Roughly 90