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Fun Fact – Quadriceps

quadriceps

Learn more about the quadraceps femoris muscle in Anatomy Lesson #7: “Jamie’s Thighs” or “Ode to Joy.”

And from Outlander book:

..”but then that ride through the dark together…with that lovely broad arse wedged between my thighs … and that rock-solid head thumping me in the chest ‘I said to myself … Jamie … I said … for all she’s a Sassenach bitch … with a tongue like an adder’s … with a bum like that … what does it matter if she’s a f-face like a sh-sh-sheep?’”

See Claire wedged between Jamie’s thighs in Starz episode 112 Lallybroch.

A deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist

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Fun Fact – Borborygmi

borborygmi

Learn more about borborygmi in Anatomy Lesson #16: Jamie’s Belly or Scottish Six-Pack!

And from Outlander book:

I wasn’t at all thirsty, but the faint scent of honey reminded me that I was starving, and had been for some time. My stomach gave an embarrassingly loud growl, protesting my neglect. “Hey, then, Jamie-lad! Hungry, are ye? Or have ye a set of bagpipes with ye?” shouted Rupert, mistaking the source of the noise. “Hungry enough to eat a set of pipes, I reckon,” called Jamie, gallantly assuming the blame. A moment later, a hand with a flask came around in front of me again. “Better have a wee nip,” he whispered to me. “It willna fill your belly, but it will make ye forget you’re hungry.”

See Jamie stave off Claire’s borborygmi in Outlander, Starz, episode 101: Sassenach!

The deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist

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Fun Fact – Suprasternal Notch

suprasternal-notch

The suprasternal notch also known as the jugular notch, is a small depression at the top of the sternum. Learn more in Anatomy Lesson #12 – Claire’s Neck or The Ivory Tower and Anatomy Lesson #15 – Crouching Grants – Hidden Dagger.

And from Outlander book:

I was very conscious of the slow rise and fall of his breast, and the slow beat of the pulse in his neck…. ‘I said,’ he answered, opening his eyes, ‘I thought my heart was going to burst.’

See Jamie’s suprasternal notch when he: “…thought my heart was gonna burst!” in Outlander, Starz, episode 107: The Wedding.

The deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist