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Super Words - Agest 11 and 12
The following is the list of words for the Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee for ages 11 and 12. New words will be added throughout the year.

Spelling Bee Word List Books
Study at home with the Healthy Cook's and Little Doc's Body Parts Spelling Books. Each book contains a complete list of the words to be used in the 20j06 Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee. The book's only cost $2.50 each and can be purchased online in our Family Store. Click here to buy online.

A    
abducent nerve
abductor longus
abductor magnus
abductor pollicis
abductor digiti minimi
accessory
acetylcholine
acoustic nerve
acromion
acrosomal cap
adductor brevis
adrenaline
agglutinins
alveolar artery
alveolar vein
amelodentinal
amniotic fluid
amygdala
anconeus
angular
annular tendon
antebrachial
antecubital
anterior meridian fissure
anterior tubercle
anticoagulant
antihelix
antioxidant
antitragus
aortic
arachnoid
arcuate artery
arcus senilis
arginine
arrector pili muscle
auricle pinnal
auriculotemporal
axillary vein
azygos
 
B    
bicipital
bifureate ligament
blastomere
brachialis
brachiocephalic
brachioradialis
bronchiole
buccal
buccinator
bulbourethral gland
butyric acid
 
C    
calcanean tendon
calcaneus
calciferol
calcitonin
calyces (KAL-i-seez)
cancellous bone
canthus
capitate
capitulum
capsular
carbuncles
cardinal
caruncle
caudate nucleus
cavernous
cellulose
cementum
central retinal artery
central retinal vein
central sulcus
centriole
cerebellar
cerebral cortex
cerebral vessel
cervical vertebrae
chalazion
chordae tendineae
chorda tympani
choriocapillaris
chorionic plate
chorionic villus
chromosome
choroidal
ciliary body
circumflex
cobalamin
coccygeal vertebrae
cochlear nerve
colic artery
collateral
collecting tubule
common carotid artery
common iliac vein
common peroneal nerve
coracobrachialis
  (core-uh-co-bray-key-A-lis)
coracoid (KOR-uh-koyd)
coronoid process
corpus albicans
corpus callosum
  (ca-LOW-sum)
corpus cavernosum
corpus luteum
corpus spongiosum
condyle
corrugator supercilii
creatinine
cremasteric fascia
cricothyroid ligament
cricothyroid muscle
crus cerebri
cubital fossa
cubitus
cupula
cutaneous nerve
cystic nerve
 
D    
dacryocyst (lacrimal sac)
dacryon (DAK ree on)
decidual plate
deciduous teeth
deoxyribonucleic acid
detrusor
diacele
digastric
diploidic
distal tubule
distal interphalangeal
distal phalanx
diverticulum
dorsal interosseous
dorsal metatarsal
ductus deferens
duodenum
  (DU-uh-DEE-num)
 
E    
ecchymoma
  (ek i MOW ma)
ectoblast
effector
efferent
embryo
emissary
endocardium
endocranium
endometrium
endoneurium
endorphins
endosteum
endothelium
epicanthus
epicardium
epicondyle
epicranium
epididymis
epigastric
epinephrine
epipharynx
epiphysis
episclera
epithelium
eponychium
  (ep-oh-NIK-ee-um)
epoophoron
  (ep-oh-OFF-o-ron)
erythrocyte
esophageal
ethmoid
eukaryote
  (you-CAR-ee-oat)
eustachian
extensor
external oblique
 
F    
fabella
falciform ligament
fallopian tubes
falx urebri
fascia (FASH-ee-uh)
fascicle
femoral
fibrocartilage
fibrous sheath
filiform papilla
flexure
foramen magnum
fornix
fovea
frenulum
 
G    
galactose
galea (GAY lee uh)
gangliocyte
gastrocnemius
  (gas-trok-NEE-mee-us)
gastric mucosa
gemellus (je MEL us)
genicular
genitofemoral
genioglossus muscle
gingival
glomerulus
glossopharyngeal
gluteus
gnathion (NATH-ee-on)
 
H    
hamulus
haustrum
Haversian canal
  (ha-VER-shan)
hemisphere
hippocampus
humerus
hypogastric
hypoglossus
hypoglossal
hypophysis
 
I    
ileocolic
ilia
iliac
iliascus muscle
ilioinguinal
immunoglobulin
incisors
inframandibular
infrapatellar
infraspinatur
infratrochlear
infundibulum
inguinal
inion (IN-ee-on)
interdental papilla
intermediate lamella
interscapulum
interseptum
interspinalis
intortor (in-TOR-tor)
interosseous
intervertebral
intestinal artery
intrabuccal
intracerebellar
intramedullary
intrapleural
intrapulmonary
introitus
intrasynovial
iridocorneal angle
ischiococcygeus
ischium
isthmus
 
K    
koilocyte (KOY low site)
koniocortex (KO nee oh KOR tex)
 
L    
labrale inferius (la BRAY lee)
labyrinth
lacertus (la SER tus)
lacertus cordis
lacertus fibrosus
lacertus medius
lacrimal apparatus
lacrimal canaliculus
lacrimal caruncula
lacrimal punctum
lacrimal sac
lacuna
lambda
lambdoid suture
lamella arcus vertebrae
lamella basalis
lamina cribrosa
lanugo
laryngeal prominence
laryngopharynx
larynx
lateral geniculate body
lateral sulcus
latissimus dorsi
  (lah-TIS-ih-mus DOR-see)
laxator tympani
lentiform nucleus
leptomeninges
leukoblast
leukocyte
levator anguli oris
levator scapulae
  (leh-VAY-tor SKAP-yu-lay)
limbus acetabuli
limbus corneae
limen insulae
lingula cerebelli
lobulus auriculae
locus ceruleus
locus niger
lumbrical
lymphaden
lymphocyte
lysosome
 
M    
macula lutea
macula retinae
magenstrasse
  (MAG en STRAS uh)
mallear prominence
malleolus (ma-LEE-o-lus)
mamelon
mandibular
mandibulum
maniphalanx
manubrium
maschale (MASS kul ee)
masseter
masseteric
mastoid fontanelle
maxillary sinus
medial epicondyle
medial malleolus
median sulcus
medicephalic
medulla ossium
Meissner's mice ners
melanocyte
meninges
mental foramen
  (foe-RAY-men)
mental protuberance
mesencephalon
mesentery
mesoappendix
metacarpophalangeal
metaplexus
metatarsus
metathalamus
minor calyx
mitochondria
modiolus
monticulus
musculocutaneous
musculophrenic
multifidus muscle
musculus
myenteric plexus
mylohyoid muscle
myocardium
myrinx
 
N    
napex
nasal septum
nasion (NAY zee on)
nasociliary nerve
nasopalatine nerve
nasopharynx
nates (NAY tease)
nodus
nucleus pulposus
 
O    
obelion
obturator canal
occipital
oculomotor
olecranon (oh-LECK-ruh-non)
omentulum
omoclavicular
omohyoid
oocyte
operculum
ophryon (OFF ree on)
opisthenar
optic chiasm
orale (oh RAY lee)
ora serrata
orbicularis oculi
orbital venous plexus
oropharynx
osmoreceptor
ossicle
ostium
oxytalan (ok SIT a lan)
 
P    
pallium
palpebra (pal PEE bra)
papillary process
pancreatic
parametrium
parasagittal plane
pars ciliaris retinae
parumbilical
pectoralis
pelvic
perineal
pericardium
periosteum
peritoneum
perimysium
perithelium
peritoneum
peroneal
phagocyte (FAG oh site)
phalanges
photoreceptor
phrenic
pial sheath
  (PIE al or PEE al)
pilus (PIE lus)
pineal body
pisiform (PIE-si-form)
plantar
platysma (pla-TIZ-ma)
pneumogastric
pons hepatis
ponticulus
preauricular point
precuneus
  (pree KYOO nee us)
procelia (proh SEE lee uh)
procerus
promontory
proplexus
prostaglandin
prostatic
prosthion
protuberance
pterygoid
pterygopalatine
pudendal
putamen (pyew TA men)
pyloric
 
R    
radiatio (ray dee AA she oh)
radicula (ra DICK you la)
radius
raphe pontis
rasceta (ra SEE ta)
rectus abdominis
reniculus
reticulocytes
retinaculum
rhabdocyte
rhinopharynx
rhomboid major
risorius
rubricyte
 
S    
sacculus
sacroiliac
salpinx
saphena (sa FEE na)
saphenous
sartorius
scala (SKAY luh)
scaphoid
scapus
Schwalbe's line
sciatic
sebaceous gland
sella turcica
semicrista (sem ee KRIS ta)
semilunar valve
semimembranosus
  (sem ee mem bra NOH sus)
semiorbicular
semisulcus
serratus anterior (ser-RAY-tus)
sesamoid
sialaden (seye AL uh den)
sinciput
spectrin
sphenoid
spinal ganglion
spinocerebellum
splanchnapophysis
splenius (SPLEE-nee-us)
stapedius
sternocleidomastoid
  (STER-no-KLY-doe-MASS-toyd)
sternohyoid muscle
stratum spinosum
stria tecta
striatum (stry AA tum)
styloglossus
stylohyoid
styloid
subarachnoid space
subcutaneous
submandibular gland
suboccipital
subscapularis
substantia propria
supercilium
supraclavicular
supratrochlear
superior tarsus
supraorbital
sural
symphysis
synaptic vesicle    
 
T    
tactor
tapetum (ta PETE tum)
tarsal
tegmentum
temporalis
teres minor (TER-eez)
textus
thenen (THEEE nen)
thoracolumbar
thoracoacromial
thoracodorsal
thoracoepigastric
thyrohyoid
tibialis anterior
tomentum
trabecular meshwork
trapezius (trah-PEE-zee-us)
triangular fossa
trigonum (try GO num)
triquetrum
  (treye-KWHEAT-trum)
trochlea (TROK-lee-uh)
tuberosity
tunica adventitia
tutamen (tu TAY men)
tympanic
 
U    
unguis
urachus (YER a kus)
uraniscus (yera NIS kus)
urothelium
utricle
 
V    
vallate papilla
vallecula
vastus medialis
ventriculus
vertebral column
vesical
vestibular canal
vestibulocochlear nerve

vincula
vitreous humor
voxel

 
Z    
zonula
zygapophysis
zygomatic bone
zygomaticus major
zygopodium

Challenge Words: More About Muscles
(For kids nine and older)

Learning about your muscles can help you stay healthy and active—and maybe even win a college scholarship at the Jack & Jill National Spelling Bee in April. To see what your muscles look like, check out an anatomy book from either your school or public library (an excellent one is Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank Netter, M.D., who specialized in illustrating many part of the human body).

A  
abductor hallucis
abductor pollicis brevis
abductor pollicis longus
adductor hallucis
articularis cubiti
articularis genus
aryepiglotticus
   
B  
biceps brachii
biceps femoris
bulbospongiosus
   
C  
constrictor of pharynx  
   
D  
dartos
deep transverse perinei
depressor anguli oris
depressor labii inferioris
digastric
   
E  
erector spinae - spinalis
erector spinae - iliocostalis
erector spinae - longissimus
extensor carpi radialis brevis
extensor carpi radialis longus
extensor carpi ulnaris
extensor digiti minimi (hand)
extensor digitorum (hand)
extensor digitorum brevis (foot)
extensor digitorum longus (foot)
extensor hallucis brevis
extensor hallucis longus
extensor indicis
extensor pollicis brevis
extensor pollicis longus
   
F  
flexor carpi radialis
flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor digiti minimi brevis
flexor digitorum brevis
flexor digitorum longus (foot)
flexor digitorum profundus
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor hallucis brevis
flexor hallucis longus
flexor pollicis brevis
flexor pollicis longus
frontalis
   
G  
geniohyoid
gluteus maximus
gluteus medius
gluteus minimus
   
I  
inferior oblique
inferior rectus
internal oblique abdominis
interossei
intertransversarii
intrinsic muscles
icshiocavernosus
   
L  
lateral cricoarytenoid
lateral pterygoid
levator ani-coccygeus
levator ani-iliococcygeus
levator ani-pubococcygeus
levator ani-puborectalis
levator ani-pubovaginalis
levator labii superioris
levator palpebrae superioris
levator veli palatini
levatores costarum
longus capitis
longus colli
   
M  
medial pterygoid medial rectus
   
O  
oblique arytenoid
obliquus capitis inferior
obturator externus
obturator internus
opponens digiti minimi
opponens pollicis
   
P  
palatoglossus
palatopharyngeus
palmaris brevis
palmaris longus
pectineus
pectoralis major
peroneus brevis
peroneus longus
peroneus tertius
piriformis
plantaris
popliteus
posterior cricoarytenoid
pronator quadratus
pronator teres
pyramidalis
   
Q  
quadratus femoris
quadratus lumborum
quadratus plantae
   
R  
rectus abdominis
rectus capitis
rectus femoris
   
S  
salpingopharyngeus
scalenus anterior
scalenus medius
scalenus minimus
scalenus posterior
semitendinosus
splenius capitis
splenius cervicis
sternothyroid
stylopharyngeus
subcostalis
superficial transverse perinei
superior rectus
supraspinatus
   
T  
temporoparietalis
tensor fasciae latae
tensor tympani
tensor veli palatini
thyroarytenoid & vocalis
thyroepiglotticus
transverse arytenoid
transversospinalis-multifidus
transversospinalis-rotatores
transversus abdominis
transversus thoracis
   
V  
vastus intermedius vastus lateralis


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