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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!
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Last updated: March 30, 2023
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1. Occiput
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The occiput is the back part of the skull, formed primarily from the occipital bone
2. Hallux
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hallux is the anatomical name for the big toe
3. Orbit
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The orbit is the bony cavity in the skull that houses the eyeball
4. Diaphragm
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The diaphragm is a large muscle located below the lungs, and functions as the major muscle of respiration
5. 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
6. Sclera
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The sclera is the white outer layer of the eyeball
7. 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
8. Clavicle
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The clavicle, or 'collarbone', assists in attaching the arm to the torso, and also assists in distributing forces from the arm to the rest of the skeleton
9. Mandible
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The mandible is the lower jawbone, the largest bone in the skull
10. Conjunctiva
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The conjunctiva is a thin mucous membrane that covers the front surface of the eye and the inside of the eyelids
11. Incus
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The incus, or 'anvil', is a bone in the middle ear that receives vibrations from the malleus and transmits these to the stapes
12. Pineal gland
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The pineal gland is located in the brain whose function is to secrete the hormone melatonin
13. Hyoid
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hyoid is a U-shaped bone near the base of the mandible that serves as an attachment structure for the tongue
14. Hepatic artery
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hepatic artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus, duodenum, pancreas and gallbladder
15. Vomer
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The vomer is a small, thin bone that separates the left and right nasal cavities
16. Patella
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The hallux is the anatomical name for the kneecap whose function is to protect the knee joint
17. Larynx
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The larynx, or 'voice-box'. is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration
18. Calcaneus
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The calcaneus, or heel bone, is the largest bone of the foot and one of the seven tarsal bones that form the ankle joint with the tibia and fibula
19. Gallbladder
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The gallbladder is a small, pouch-like organ whose function is to store bile, a fluid produced by the liver that helps to break down fatty foods
20. Trapezium
Head ✓
Limb ✓
Torso ✓
The trapezium is one of the carpal bones in the hand and is important in thumb movement
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