Human Anatomy Word Search — Medium

Play a free online Human Anatomy word search puzzle. Difficulty: Medium. Find all 12 hidden words on the 11×11 grid below.

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Human Anatomy word list, defined

SERRATUS /səˈrætəs/ · noun
A muscle in the side of the thorax, especially in birds and mammals, that helps to rotate the scapula and move the arm. Related: pectoral, deltoid, latissimus, trapezius.
DELTOID /ˈdɛltɔɪd/ · noun
The deltoid is a thick, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, responsible for raising the arm away from the body. As an adjective, deltoid means shaped like the Greek letter delta (Δ), that is, triangular. Related: shoulder muscle, deltoideus.
PATELLAR /pætɛlər/ · adjective
Relating to the patella, or kneecap. Describing something that is related to or resembling the patella. Related: kneecap, patella, tibial, femoral.
PERONEUS /pɜːrˈoʊniəs/ · noun
A peroneus is a muscle in the lower leg, specifically the peroneus longus and peroneus brevis. It is involved in foot and ankle movement. Related: fibularis, peroneal, muscle.
GLUTEAL /ˈɡluːtiəl/ · adjective
Relating to the buttocks or the gluteal muscles. Used to describe something that is located in or related to the buttocks. Related: buttock, posterior, rump, derrière.
ADENOID /ˈædənɔɪd/ · noun
An adenoid is a mass of lymphoid tissue located at the back of the nasal cavity (the pharyngeal tonsil); the word is most often used in the plural, 'adenoids', to refer collectively to this tissue, especially when enlarged in children. Related: pharyngeal tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil.
TRICEPS /trɪˈsɛps/ · noun
The muscle on the back of the upper arm, consisting of three heads: the long head, the lateral head, and the medial head. It is responsible for extending the elbow joint. Related: biceps, deltoids, triceps brachii, brachialis.
APPENDIX /əˈpɛndɪks/ · noun
A supplementary section of supplementary material attached to the end of a book or document; also, a small tube-shaped pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine in humans. Related: supplement, addendum, annex, attachment.

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