9 Body Parts You Didn't Know Had Names
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
1. EPONYCHIUM
Another term for the cuticle of the fingernail, a narrow band of epidermal tissue that extends down over the margin of the nail wall.
2 FRENUM GLANDIS
Found in the male reproductive system, this delicate fold of skin attaches the foreskin to the undersurface of the glans penis.
3. GLABELLA
A flattened area of the frontal bone (forehead area) between the frontal eminences and the superciliary arches (eyebrows) just above the nose.
4. LUNNULE
The white crescent-shaped mark at the base of a fingernail.
5. OTOLITHS
Particles of calcium carbonate in the utricles and saccules of the inner ears. The otoliths respond to gravity by sliding in the direction of the ground and causing sensitive hairs to bend, thus generating nervous impulses important in maintaining equilibrium.
6. PHALANX
One of the bones of the fingers or toes. There are two phalanges in each thumb and great toe, while there are three phalanges in all other fingers and toes, making a total of 14 in each hand or foot.
7. PHILTRUM
The vertical groove in the middle portion of the upper lip.
8. PUDENDUM
A collective name for the external genitalia of the female; also known as the vulva. It includes the mons pubis, the labia majora, and the labia minora.
9. CANTHUS
The corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet.
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