BODY PARTS

Body Parts that contain K

9 body parts containing the letter K — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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Table of contents 9 entries
ButtockCheekKidneyKneecap
Kupffer CellsNeckSkullWernicke Area
Yolk Sac

List of Body Parts That Contain K

    1

    Buttock

    Nates

    One of the two rounded fleshy mounds on the back of the pelvis, formed mostly by the gluteal muscles.

    2

    Cheek

    Bucca

    The fleshy side of the face below the eye, forming the side wall of the mouth.

    3

    Kidney

    Ren

    A bean-shaped organ that filters blood to produce urine while regulating fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance.

    4

    Kneecap

    Patella

    A small triangular bone embedded in the quadriceps tendon at the front of the knee, also called the patella.

    5

    Kupffer Cells

    Macrophagi stellati

    Resident immune cells lining the liver's blood sinusoids that engulf bacteria and old red blood cells.

    6

    Neck

    Cervix

    The narrow region between the head and the trunk, containing major vessels, nerves, and the airway.

    7

    Skull

    Cranium

    The bony framework of the head that protects the brain and forms the structure of the face.

    8

    Wernicke Area

    Area Wernicke

    A region of the dominant cerebral hemisphere essential for understanding spoken and written language.

    9

    Yolk Sac

    Saccus vitellinus

    An early embryonic membrane that provides nutrients and the first blood cells before the placenta takes over.

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