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Random Body Part - Head, Limb or Torso?

Can you identify whether each of these body parts is located in the head, a limb, or the torso? The questions will be different each time you play.
"Head" includes the neck and throat
"Limb" includes the shoulder joint and associated bones
"Torso" is anything else!
Quiz by Berney
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Last updated: March 30, 2023
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First submittedMarch 30, 2023
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1. Pineal gland
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The pineal gland is located in the brain whose function is to secrete the hormone melatonin
2. Trapezium
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The trapezium is one of the carpal bones in the hand and is important in thumb movement
3. Vena cavae
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The superior and inferior vena cavae are two large veins that return deoxygenated bloood from the body to the heart
4. Duodenum
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach
5. Falciform ligament
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The falciform ligament attaches the liver to the body wall as well as dividing the liver into the left and right lobes
6. Tympanic membrane
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The tympanic membrane is the anatomical name for the eardrum
7. Maxilla
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The maxilla is the upper fixed bone of the jaw
8. Pectoralis major
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The pectoralis major, along with the pectoralis minor, are muscles located on each side of the chest
9. Achilles tendon
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The Achilles tendon connects the muscles in the back of the calf to the heel bone
10. Spleen
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The spleen is an abdominal organ that acts primarily as a blood filter by recycling old red blood cells
11. Hepatic artery
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Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hepatic artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus, duodenum, pancreas and gallbladder
12. Quadriceps
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The quadriceps is a major muscle group that links the hip to the knee and is important for almost all activities involving the legs
13. Retina
Head ✓
Limb ✓
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The retina is the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye
14. Stapes
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The stapes, or 'stirrup', is a bone in the middle ear that receives vibrations from the incus and transmits these to the cochlea
15. Talus
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The talus is the lowest of seven tarsal bones that form the ankle joint with the tibia and fibula
16. Pylorus
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Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The pylorus connects the stomach to the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine)
17. Hippocampus
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hippocampus is a region of the brain that is associated primarily with memory
18. Sacrum
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The sacrum is a triangular bone at the base of the spine that connects it to the pelvis
19. Atlas
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Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The atlas is the first cervical vertebra (C1) and the topmost vertebra of the spine
20. Occiput
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The occiput is the back part of the skull, formed primarily from the occipital bone
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