Buttocks
The buttocks (sg.: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most
In many cultures, the buttocks play a role in sexual attraction.[2] Many cultures have also used the buttocks as a primary target for corporal punishment,[3] as the buttocks' layer of subcutaneous fat offers protection against injury while still allowing for the infliction of pain.
Structure
The buttocks are formed by the masses of the gluteal muscles or "glutes" (the
The buttocks allow primates to sit upright without resting their weight on their feet as
Some baboons and all gibbons, though otherwise fur-covered, have characteristic naked callosities on their buttocks. While human children generally have smooth buttocks, mature males and females have varying degrees of hair growth, as on other parts of their body. Females may have hair growth in the gluteal cleft (including around the anus), sometimes extending laterally onto the lower aspect of the cheeks. Males may have hair growth over some or all of the buttocks.
Names
The Latin name for the buttocks is nates (English pronunciation /ˈneɪtiːz/ NAY-teez,[6] classical pronunciation nătes [ˈnateːs][7]) which is plural; the singular, natis (buttock), is rarely used. There are many colloquial terms for them.
Gallery of art
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Prominent, muscular buttocks are a standard feature of athletic and military artwork from Ancient Greece, as demonstrated by this statue of a boxer. British Museum (c. 460 BC)
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The Motya Charioteer, from Ancient Greece (c. 460–450 BC)
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Jean-Jacques Lequeu (c. 1785)
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Jules Lefebvre(c. 1874)
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Félix Vallotton (c. 1884)
See also
- Bollocks
- Buttock augmentation
- Buttock cleavage
- Butts: A Backstory
- Cultural history of the buttocks
- Cellulite
- Coccyx
- Dimples of Venus
- Hip and buttock padding
- Intimate part
- Waist–hip ratio
References
- ^ Norman Eizenberg et al., General Anatomy: Principles and Applications (2008), p. 17.
- ISBN 0-285-63303-1.
- ^ "Police". The Times. London. 22 March 1894. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
Mr. Curtis Bennett deprecated caning on the hands and boxing the ears, and said they were exceedingly dangerous forms of punishment. Nature provided a special place for boys to be punished upon and it should be used.
- ^ Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, Page 586, Anthony G. Chila – 2010
- ^ Recent Advances in Pediatrics, 2013 Suraj Gupte, p 141
- ^ "Nates Definitions & Meanings | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ A New Dictionary of the Latin and English Languages, published Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1908
External links
- "The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Thigh" (by Henry Gray) at "Anatomy of the Human Body", 1918.