Uh, oh, puir Lt. Jeremy Foster! His liver said “hello” to Dougal’s dirk! Tomorrow is Anatomy Lesson #49: “Our Liver – The Life Giver!” (Well, except when Uncle Dougal’s around…)
A deeply grateful,
Outlander Anatomist
Fun Fact: external acoustic meatus
Anatomy def: In adults, a 2.5 cm (1”) canal extending from ear flap (pinna) to ear drum. Other names: EAM, external auditory meatus, auditory canal, ear canal.
Outlander def: Ear hole! ‘Nuf said.
Learn about the external acoustic meatus in Anatomy Lesson #24, “Hear, Here – The Ear.” The channel is innervated by three different nerves explaining, in part, why it is so darned sensitive. Oh, and never stick small stuff into the EAM!
Read about the external acoustic meatus in Outlander book. Yes, Diana even wrote about this body part during Clair’s first and unfortunate encounter with Jonathan Randall, Esq., Captain of his Majesty’s Eighth Dra-Goons. Too bad Claire didn’t have a hot wire to hand! <G>
I had by this time recovered my breath, and I used it. I screamed directly into his earhole, and he jerked as though I had run a hot wire into it. I took advantage of the movement to get my knee up, and jabbed it into his exposed side, sending him sprawling into the leaf mold.
See Murtagh’s external acoustic meatus in Starz episode 202, Not in Scotland Anymore. Truth be told, ye canna see Murtagh’s meatus because the opening is covered by the tragus, a wee mound of skin and cartilage. Looking into the opening of the EAM requires a view from behind, sans hair, wig, bonnet, etc. Take this great example of Dougal’s EAM (Starz, episode 209, Je Suis Prest)!
A deeply grateful,
Outlander Anatomist
Fun Fact: canine teeth
Anatomy def: Four pointed conical teeth (two per jaw) between the incisors and the premolars of a
mammal, often greatly enlarged in carnivores.
Outlander def: Canines, cuspids, eye teeth, dog teeth, or fangs used by a carnivorous animal
to seize and tear its prey! Yikes!
Learn about the canine teeth (and all the other ones, too) in “Anatomy Lesson #26, “Jamie’s Chin – Manly Mentus.”
Read about canine teeth in Diana’s first two books, Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber.
The smile had not left Randall’s features since Jamie’s appearance. Now it broadened, enough to show the pointed dog teeth. “Well, that’s a bit better.” The pressing hand left my chest to return to the swelling flies of his breeches. “I was engaged when you arrived, my dear fellow. You’ll forgive me if I get on with what I was doing before I attend to you. (Out)
“Ah. Yes, madonna. They are wolves. Very old wolves.” He lifted down one of the skulls, handling it with reverent care. The snout was long and canid, with heavy canines and broad carnassial teeth. The sagittal crest rose stark and commanding from the back of the skull, testimony to the heavy muscles of the brawny neck that had once supported it. (DIA)
“James Fraser,” I hissed between clenched teeth. “If you touch that boy, you’ll certainly never share my bed again!” Jamie raised one eyebrow. His canines gleamed briefly in the firelight. “Well, that’s a serious threat, to an unprincipled voluptuary such as myself, but I dinna suppose I can consider my own interests in such a situation. War’s war, after all.” The pistol, which had been allowed to fall, began to rise once more. (DIA)
See BJR’s dog teeth in action as he bites Jamie’s arm during their desperate duel (Starz episode 206, Best Laid Schemes). Well, what else can one expect of this cunning carnivorous Captain? Randall spits on the Code Duello!
Or, see Dougal’s canines chomp-chomp Jamie’s hand during their final fatal fight (Starz episode 213, Dragonfly in Amber). Biting his nephew? What would Colum say about his MacKenzie War Lord? No much, as Big Bro has left the building.
A deeply grateful,
Outlander Anatomist