# Body Parts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-parts/76232>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-parts/76232 "2001-08-14T18:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Thirsty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Thirsty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirsty)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-parts/76232/1 "2001-08-14T18:09:51Z")

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The topic of the ‘snot trough’, the indented skin between the upper lip and nose, came up at work.

I would like to know the name of it and any other names of obscure body parts and their slang. The only one that I know of is ‘Taint’, perineum. Any clues?

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-parts/76232/2 "2001-08-14T18:21:26Z")

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It’s called [the **philtrum**](http://biocomp.stanford.edu/interplast/unilateral%20millard/normphil.htm), and this is an eerily timed thread – a recent British Telecom advert featured a child being answered by scientists when she asked the same question.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-parts/76232/3 "2001-08-14T20:31:48Z")

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[Duplicate thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=81805).