Alright. So let's try to use some of those anatomical terms that we just learned to try and figure out where some of these structures are located on the body. First up, we have the mammary glands. Take a second. Do you know where mammary glands are going to be?
Alright. There's a decent chance you already knew this one. Remember, mammals make milk with the mammary. Mammary glands are the glands that make milk, so the mammary glands are located in the breast. Next up, we have the umbilical vein.
Where do you think the umbilical vein is going to be located? Alright. In the developing fetus, the umbilical cord connects the fetus to the placenta and exchanges nutrients with the mom. So the vein is going to be carrying blood up that umbilical cord. So for our purposes, we're going to say that it passes through the navel or the belly button.
Alright. Next up, we have the inguinal canal. Where do you think the inguinal canal is going to be? Alright. Keyword, inguinal.
Remember, inguinal, I said, reminds me of inguinal. The inguinal canal is in the groin. And the inguinal canal is a small passageway through the muscles of the abdomen that some blood vessels and other things pass through. Alright. Next up, we have the pubic symphysis.
Where do you think the pubic symphysis is going to be? Okay. The pubic symphysis, pubic, we said, is the region sort of near where your genitals are. The pubic symphysis is actually the part of the bone, part of your pelvis. You can feel the pubic symphysis.
It's the bony part right between your legs, sort of right near the genitals that you can feel in front. So we're going to say for this one, this is actually right at the front of the pelvis. But if you said it was in the region of the genitals, you'd be right as well. Alright? With that, we have some more practice problems below.
Give them a try.
