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Fun Fact – levator palpebrae superioris (LPS)

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Anatomy def: flat muscle of each bony orbit that elevates and retracts the upper eyelid

Outlander def: a clever wee muscle that opens big bonny eyes of blue!

Learn about LPS in Anatomy Lesson #29, “The Eyes Have It!” or “The Eyes- Part One.”

Read about Claire contracting her LPS muscles as she opens her eyes (at the pillory) in Outlander book:

Speculations, suggestions, and shocked interjections rained on me, thicker than the drops of water from the sky, but it was a pair of familiar arms that raised me to a sitting position, and a pair of gravely concerned blue eyes that I saw when I opened my own. A faint flicker of the eyelids told me that the mission had been accomplished…

See Jamie contract his LPS muscles and open his big baby blues as Claire calls him a g.d. bloody bastard! Och! What’s that ye said lass? I can see yer lips movin’ but ye are so purty I canna hear a word yer sayin’ (Starz episode 101, Sassenach!)…only the echoes of my mind!

A deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist

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Fun Fact – levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

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levator labii superioris alae·que na·si \ ləˈvātər/ ’lei-bi.ai/ su,piər.i’or.is/-ā-ˈlē-kwē-ˈnā-ˌzī\

noun, Latin meaning lifter of the upper lip and wing (ala) of the nose

Anatomy Def: muscle of facial expression that flares the nostril and lifts the upper lip

Outlander Def: An sexy wee muscle that flares Jamie’s nostrils when he’s waited long enuf – no more stalling clever Claire!

Learn about levator labii superioris alaeque nasi (LLSAN), a tiny muscle with the longest name of any, in Anatomy Lesson #11: Jamie’s Face or Ye Do It Face to Face? Also known as the Elvis muscle, it snarls the lip and flares the nostrils. A mnemonic to remember its name is: “Little Ladies Snore All Night.

Read about Jamie’s nose in Outlander book:

He regarded me for a moment, rubbing his nose, which was beginning to redden. “Well, I might take that several ways, Sassenach, but under the circumstances,” he said, “thank you.” “I should thank you,” I said, “for marrying me. I must say that I’d rather be here than in Fort William.” “I thank ye for the compliment, lady,” he said.

See Jamie’s nostrils flare in Starz episode 107, The Wedding (and in episode 101, too). Yes, it’s his LLSAN at work!

A deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist

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Fun Fact – sternum

angus-sternum

Anatomy def: A flat compound (three fused parts) bone in the ventral midline of the thorax; it articulates with ribs and clavicles. Also called the breastbone.

Outlander def: a delightful midline bone making a wonderful pillow between pectoralis major muscles.

Learn about the sternum and its three parts (manubrium, gladiolus, xiphoid process) in Anatomy Lesson #15: Crouching Grants – Hidden Dagger.

Read about the breastbone (sternum) in Outlander book where Rupert teaches Claire how to kill with a sgian dubh:

“Now, here,” he said, pointing to the center, just under the breastbone, “is the spot to aim for, if ye’re killin’ face to face. Aim straight up and in, as hard as ye can. That’ll go into the heart, and it kills wi’in a minute or two. The only problem is to avoid the breastbone; it goes down lower than ye think, and if ye get yer knife stuck in that soft bit on the tip, it will hardly harm yer victim at all, but ye’ll be wi’out a knife, and he’ll ha’ you.

Watch Professor Angus teach Claire how to kill an opponent by stabbing a sgian dubh under the ribs and to the side of the breastbone in Starz, episode 108, Both Sides Now. See Jamie’s breastbone in Starz episode 109, The Reckoning…and weel, pretty much every other episode, too! He does manage to frequently oblige us with views of his sternum! We are verra grateful and just in time for Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate this holiday…gobble gobble!

A deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist