- 1. Pes anserinus
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- ... compared this structure to the foot of this bird. In Latin [pes] means “foot”, and [anserinus] or [anser] means “goose”. For other anatomical structures whose names are related to birds, click ...
- 2. Kernicterus
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- ... nuclei", found at the "core" of the brain. It also includes the word [icterus] from the Greek word [ικτερός] pronounced (ikterós). The word [icterus] in Greek was originally used to denote a yellow bird, ...
- 3. Coracoid process
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- ... question: What other part of the body is named after a bird’s beak? For the answer, click here. What other parts of the body are named after birds? For the answer, click here. Anterior view of the ...
- 4. Volar
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- ... palms of the hands when mimicking a a flying bird. The hollow of the hands forces the air, hence [vola]. In fact, in Spanish the word for "to fly" is "volar" and in Italian, "volare". The term [volar] was ...
- 5. Corpus callosum
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- ... is formed by several components: • Rostrum: an anteroinferior region that resembles a bird's beak • Genu: Latin for "knee", the genu is formed mostly by interfrontal fibers. These fibers form the anterior ...
- 6. Coccyx
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- ... of Alexandria (325-255BC) because of a resemblance of this structure to the bill of the cuckoo bird. Vesalius also used the same analogy. There is another structure of the body named after the beak of ...
- 7. Library Catalog
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- ... in context.439 pages. Ex-Libris EAM [000130] Byrnes, Donn; Hurley, K.D. "Blackbird Rising: Birth of an Aviation Legend"; ISBN: 9780967332703 USA: Sage Mesa Publications, 1999. A great aviation book detailing ...