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Biomedical Engineering Anatomy Vocab

Subject : engineering
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1. Broad - shallow - depressed area






2. Enlargement near or above a condyle






3. Vastus Medialis origin






4. Plane cutting the body into left and right






5. Gluteus Maximus origin






6. The lower front of the pelvis






7. LCL






8. Vastus Intermedius origin






9. A relatively long - thin projection or bump






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






11. Tensor Fasciae Latae insertion






12. Larger pubic arch






13. Bones irregular in shape (eg. vertebrae)






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






15. ACL






16. Plane cutting the body into front and back






17. The hole in the lower pelvis






18. The top edge of the Ilium






19. Opening through a bone






20. Tendon above the patella






21. The fan - like upper part of the pelvis






22. The clavicle and scapula






23. Prominent ridge






24. The main portion of a bone






25. Larger pelvic inlet






26. Towards the back of the body






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






28. The coxae






29. Sartorius origin






30. Roughly 90






31. Tensor Fasciae Latae origin






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






33. Gluteus Maximus insertion






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






35. Towards the front of the body






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






37. Heavier pelvis






38. Iliopsoas insertion






39. Bones embedded in tendons (eg. patella)






40. Biceps Femoris origin






41. Towards the midline






42. Gluetus Medius insertion






43. Gluteus Minimum insertion






44. The upper - lateral edge of the Ilium






45. The ribs and sternum






46. Semimembranosus origin






47. Away from midline






48. Vastus Lateralis origin






49. Farther from the trunk






50. Semtendinosus origin