Watchamacallits of the Human Body Quiz

Answer: Glabella

Now take your dactalion (that's the tip of your middle finger) and place it between and directly above your eyebrows. There, you have found your glabella.

The word is derived from the Latin word 'glabellus', which means hairless. It refers to the area of skin between the eyebrows and below the forehead. If you are suspected of being dehydrated, medics may pinch your glabella to determine its elasticity.

Now I'll bet you know what glabella lines are, smile now and then and they might disappear.

Answer: Minimus

Minimus is derived from the Latin 'digitus minimus', which literally refers to the little finger or little toe.

Your 'pinky finger', although small, is extremely important. Without it you will lose about fifty percent of your hand strength.

OK, I get it, minimus - the smallest one, but why isn't your thumb called the maximus?

Answer: Hallux

The term hallux is a blended word formed from a combination of the Latin words 'hallex', 'allex', 'hallus' and 'allus', which all relate to the big toe.

Your big toe is the most important toe, as it plays a crucial role in your balance and can bear more weight than all of your other toes combined.

Beware of 'hallux rigidus' (stiff big toe), which can be troublesome and even disabling since we use the big toe whenever we walk, stand up, stoop down, or climb.

Answer: Philtrum

The philtrum is the final place that is formed when our faces are developing as an embryo. Think of it as where the left and right sides of your face meet.

Sometimes referred to as Cupid's bow, it is derived from the Greek word for 'love charm'.

Answer: Canthus

Canthus is the Latinized form of the Greek word, 'kanthos', which means corner of the eye. Each eye has two canthi, the medial and lateral (inner and outer). That white substance that collects there is called rheum.

And I always thought they were just called crow's feet!

Answer: Rasceta

The word rasceta is derived from the Middle French, 'rachette', meaning palm of the hand. It is also known as a bracelet line.

Bracelet lines have significance in palmistry in determining life expectancy of a person. The longer bracelet line you have, the longer you are expected to live.

Answer: Coccyx

The coccyx is named after the Greek word for cuckoo, as it resembles the beak of a cuckoo bird.

Commonly called your tailbone, the coccyx consists of three to five bones fused together.

Answer: Ulnar nerve

It's not so funny when you cop a whack on it!

Your funny bone is not a bone at all, but it is a nerve, called the ulnar nerve.

The ulnar nerve runs from your neck all the way to the fingers in your hand. It gives feeling to your little and ring fingers and controls most of the muscles in your hand.

Answer: Lentigo

No, a lentigo is not a freckle (epiliis), and will not fade in the winter months.

It is best to get them checked, as they can become malignant. Lentigo is from the Latin word 'lent', for small pea or lentil.

Answer: Phalanges

Wow! Did you know we have 56 phalanges in the human body? That's over a quarter of all the bones in your body.

There are three phalanges in each finger and toe, except for the big toe and thumb, which have two.