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¿Qué hay en un nombre?  Piénsalo de nuevo. 

¿Qué tan bien sabes los nombres de los órganos de tu cuerpo?

How Well Do You Actually Know The Names Of The Organs In Your Body?

Body Organ Names Etymology

This Etymology Quiz Will Prove How Well You Know All Of Your Body Parts

Santorini shares its name with the duct of Santorini, which is an accessory pancreatic duct.

Which of these Greek islands shares its name with a pancreatic duct?

Calcaneus or the heel bone

The famous Achilles tendon connects to which bone of the foot?

The instrument is called buccina, and the person who used to play it was called **buccinator**, which is also a cheek muscle that contracts when playing instruments like the trumpet, bugle, etc.

Buccinator

The person who played this Roman military wind instrument was known by a name that is also the name of a facial muscle employed in playing it. What's the name of the muscle?

It's nestled in a bony structure called _sella turcica_, which means Turkish saddle.

The pituitary gland

Which organ would you find nestled in the Turkish saddle?

The word duodenum literally means "12 fingers long," which is roughly its length.

Duodenum

The name of which internal organ reflects its length?

Gluteus maximus, aka the butt muscle

In the comics _Asterix at the Olympic Games_, the athlete selected to represent Rome at the Olympics is named after which muscle?

Kidney

If you were traveling in the loop of Henle, which internal organ would you be traveling in?

Messenger

Moderna and Pfizer launched mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19. What does the "m" stand for?

Iris, the colored part of our eyes.

The Greek goddess of rainbow gives her name to which highly visible part of our body?

The xiphoid process is a small pointy extension originating from the sternum.

Which pointed bony structure's name literally means "sword"?

Dr. Leo Spaceman from _30 Rock_

Dr. Izzie Stevens

Dr. Gregory House

Geeky

¿Seguro que así se llama? Piénsalo de nuevo.

¿Qué tan bien conoces los nombres de los órganos de tu cuerpo?

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How Well Do You Actually Know The Names Of The Organs In Your Body?

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