Grey’s Anatomy is the Seattle Grace hospital drama that airs Thursdays on ABC. The title is a play on the name of the well-known anatomy bible, Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body, a 1918 publication by Henry Gray. Then again, it could really just refer to the female forms of Doctors Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and her half-sister Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). In fact, shared anatomies are in abundance each week on the series, so let’s explore them.

The popular series spawned the nicknames of McDreamy and McSteamy, for its top hunky doctors, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Mark Sloan, (Eric Dane) respectively. McDreamy is kind-of married to “dark and twisty” Meredith, after they exchanged marriage vows on post-it notes (who thinks up these story lines?), and McSteamy is hooking up with the innocent-looking intern Lexie.

Resident Izzie Stevens flaunted her body to several men during her employment at the hospital, most notably with her fiancé Denny Duquette, while he was dead (that was more than creepy), but also with her best friend George O’Malley and her husband Dr.

Alex Karev (Justin Chambers).

Orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres (Sara Ramírez) had a fling with McSteamy, before he hooked up with Lexie Grey. She ended up marrying and divorcing George O’Malley, before he got smashed by a bus, and had a brief fling with cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn. Dr. Torres is now in love with Pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins, and one has to wonder if she ever figures out who she is or what she wants.

Trauma surgeon Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) is in love with throw-anyone-under-the-bus-to-get-a-surgical-case Dr. Christina Yang (Sandra Oh). He tries to kill her while she sleeps, as a result of post-traumatic stress, that occurred from events that took place while he served in Iraq. Before this current romance, Dr. Yang was almost married to renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Preston Burke, until he dumped her at the alter. She really knows how to pick her men, doesn’t she?

Although it seems that romance, physical attraction and relationships are the only focus of the show, the dramatic medical situations keep the viewers intrigued. The series has also been recognized by its peers, having been honored with two Emmy and two Golden Globe wins, as well as over 90 award nominations.