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Back when I was a studying biology, I noticed that a lot of anatomical terms sound like they come straight from Middle Earth. So, to celebrate the release of the last Hobbit film, I’ve created this INCREDIBLY nerdy quiz.

Do these words and phrases refer to parts of the human body, or reference people and places from J. R. R. Tolkien’s work?

1. Antrum of Highmore
2. Crypt of Morgagni
3. Caves of Androth
4. Lobelia
5. Loop of Henle
6. Scapha
7. Great Vein of Galen
8. Halls of Mandos
9. Groin
10. Gap of Calenardhon
11. Macewen’s Triangle
12. Canal of Schlemm
13. Gerontius
14. Islets of Langherans
15. Meckel’s Cave
16. Chamber of Mazarbul

You shall not pass.

Excellent! How did you do?

14/16! Not bad

Ah yes, I remember reading about these in the Histories of the Middle Ear… or was it Teleporno’s Anatomy? I can’t remember now.

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