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Anatomy
External Anatomical Features- Atlas of the Human Body (Vigue-Martin)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A lateral fold that ascends obliquely from the genital area and marks the area where the lower extremities are untied with the abdomen. | Groin |
| A triangular area located in the lower part of the abdomen immediately above the genitals. | Pubis |
| A saccular structure located between the thighs and behind the penis, which contains the testicles or testes. | Scrotum |
| The anterior face of the joint which articulates the arm and forearm. | Flexure of the elbow |
| The region situated between the internal faces of the thighs which extends from the anus to the genitals. | Perineum |
| The posterior face of the knee joint which forms a hollow or cavity. | Popliteal fossa |
| A depression that divides either the back, the gluteus, or the mandible and neck. | Sulcus- vertebral, intergluteal, submentonian |
| A horizontal fold separating the buttocks from the thighs. | Gluteal fold |
| Points of meeting of eyelids or lips. | Commissure- internal/external orbital, of the lips |
| The deep folds which run from the side of the nose to the corner of the mouth. | Nasolabial folds |
| A double cutaneous fold that extends vertically from the nose to the center of the upper lip. | Philtrum |
| The wings that cover the nasal orifices. | Alas of the nose |
| The connective tissue that covers the eyeball. | Sclera |
| The rim formed by the eminences of the frontal bone and located over the orbital cavities. It is covered by the eyebrows. | Ciliary rim |
| The central area between the eyebrows. | Interciliary space |
| Angle formed by the body and branch of the mandible. | Mandibular angle |
| The external, visible part of the ear, which surrounds the outer ear canal and channels sound to the inner ear. | Pinna/auricle- contains helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus |
| A ring of cartilage that constitutes the rim of the outer ear. | Helix |
| A cartilaginous projection which crosses the pinna in front of the helix. | Antihelix |
| A cartilaginous projection on the pinna opposite the tragus. | Antitragus |
| A tiny projection on the auricle at the front of the auditory canal, which helps to protect the rest of the ear. | Tragus |