Don't know your spleen from your adrenals? Test yourself

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2017/nov/08/dont-know-your-spleen-from-your-adrenals-take-our-vital-organs-quiz

Don't know your spleen from your adrenals? Test yourself

Nic Fleming

Wed 8 Nov 2017 17.25 GMT

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When it comes to the human body, it’s not merely our posteriors that most of us have trouble distinguishing from our elbows. In a recent survey, fewer than 15% of participants could pinpoint their adrenal glands. The spleen was correctly located by 20% of participants and the gallbladder by 25%. Four in 10 were unable to pinpoint the heart on a blank template of the human body.

Of the 20 anatomical structures shown to them by researchers at the Lancaster Medical School (LMS), only the brain was correctly identified by all those who took part. Nine out of 10 were able to locate the cornea and biceps. Older people scored higher on average than the young, with those in the 40-49 age range doing best. Graduates fared no better than non-graduates (hopefully, this does not apply to those with medical degrees). Assuming our doctors can navigate their ways around our bodies better than we can, does this widespread lack of anatomical self-knowledge matter?

Emphatically yes, says Dr Adam Taylor, of the LMS, lead author of the research published this week in the journal Anatomical Sciences Education. For one thing, knowing where our bits and pieces are helps us to monitor and understand our own health, and make better decisions about when to access healthcare services. In extreme cases, it can save our lives.
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The body: your quick key

1 Brain, 2 cornea, 3 lungs, 4 liver, 5 diaphragm, 6 heart, 7 stomach, 8 appendix, 9 bladder, 10 kidneys, 11 pancreas, 12 gallbladder, 13 spleen, 14 thyroid, 15 hamstrings, 16 biceps, 17 triceps, 18 quadriceps, 19 cruciate ligament, 20 achilles tendon, 21 adrenal glands

[Laffy Kat]

1. There are many things I suck at, but by God, I know my anatomy.

The human body fascinates me. So do diseases and especially obscure diseases.