Talk:2732: Bursa of Fabricius

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One of the reasons for the success of humans is that the tools of humans do not depend on the structure and strength of the human body. Using fire as an example, a single person with a fire stick can burn down an entire forest in a matter of hours. Fire is not limited by the person who started it. The same goes for any other tool we make. ~ Megan she/her talk contribs 18:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Here's the wiki for Bursa of Frabricius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursa_of_Fabricius

And the wiki for Hieronymus Fabricius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Fabricius Mr. I (talk) 18:51, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

So that's why I can't find the Gräfenberg spot! LunarNapolean (talk) 20:34, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps you should have met Frau Gräfenberg? 172.70.85.96 22:10, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

At first I thought the top character was swinging on a rope like in https://xkcd.com/208/, but now I see he's actually flying. So is he supposed to be Fabricius? Barmar (talk) 22:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps the presence of the organ in avian dinosaurs prevented their demise after the asteroid. KingPenguin (talk) 23:33, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

omg return of safari hat guy from 603!! 172.69.67.54 00:44, 2 February 2023 (UTC)Bumpf

Adam's apple is named for the legend that a piece of forbidden fruit was stuck in the biblical Adam's throat. I guess you could call him the discoverer, but that's a stretch. 172.68.35.49 06:21, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

'Adam's Apple' isn't named after its 'discoverer', but after the Biblical Adam, because it resembles having a piece of the 'forbidden fruit' stuck in one's throat. The earliest use of the name occurs in a 1662 English translation of Thomas Bartholin's 1651 work 'Anatomia', but the Latin phrase translated, 'pomum Adami', had been in use in medical texts across Europe from at least 1600AD. 172.69.79.159 06:31, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

"Sometimes, anatomical sections are named after their first discoverer in a similar fashion: Broca's area, Adam's apple, Achille's tendon, and so on."

Broca's area, yes. Adam's apple, as per above, refers to a Biblical story, Achilles tendon (not "Achille's tendon") refers to the Illiad. Terrible, terrible examples. 172.71.94.139 06:33, 2 February 2023 (UTC)