Axilla, that's just a fancy name for armpit, but it seems too elegant for such a mundane part of our bodies. What could possibly warrant such a special name for the part of our bodies that produces the funniest looking hair and arguably the smelliest odors?
I was personally blown away as we learned about the axilla... it's just full of beautiful structures that make us function with great abilities. Inside it is the infamous Brachial Plexus where the nerves from different levels of your spine mix as they extend out through your arm as far as your fingers. That arm pit of yours is a tunnel wherein cables were laid for data transmission and pipes for the needed flux of nutrients and waste to pass.
What my cadaver taught me today was not to take for granted even the seemingly most simple parts of our bodies... so next time your lathering your armpit in the shower and adduct your arm at the glenohumeral joint to produce faux-farts, remember that beauty and power lies beneath that axilla.
2 comments:
I LOVE Grange Anatomy! I'm getting smarter ever time I read it. Thanks for the information on my Axilla! Love it!
Wowsers! Who would have thought that my Axilla was not only form but function (designer terms) I am so impressed. One more miracle produced by the ultimate Creator. Very interesting...thanks for sharing. Hope your test went well. I'm pretty sure when you graduate the whole family will want to move wherever YOU are. Could you consider Phoenix? PLEASE?
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