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Appendix
Appendix vermiformis
A small finger-shaped pouch attached to the cecum at the start of the large intestine.
Below are body parts that contain the letter P anywhere in the name. Each of the 33 body parts below opens to a full profile.
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List of Body Parts That Contain P
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Capillaries
Microscopic blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste between blood and tissues occurs.
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Carpals
Ossa carpi
Eight small bones arranged in two rows that form the bony framework of the wrist.
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Diaphragm
Diaphragma
A dome-shaped sheet of muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities and serving as the main muscle of breathing.
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Epiglottis
Epiglottis
A leaf-shaped cartilaginous flap at the back of the tongue that covers the airway during swallowing.
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Hip
Articulatio coxae
The ball-and-socket joint where the head of the femur meets the cup of the pelvis.
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Hippocampus
Hippocampus
A seahorse-shaped brain structure deep in the temporal lobe that is essential for forming new memories.
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Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
A small region at the base of the brain that controls hormone release, body temperature, hunger, and many basic drives.
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Kneecap
Patella
A small triangular bone embedded in the quadriceps tendon at the front of the knee, also called the patella.
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Kupffer Cells
Macrophagi stellati
Resident immune cells lining the liver's blood sinusoids that engulf bacteria and old red blood cells.
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Lip
Labium oris
One of the two fleshy folds that form the entrance to the mouth and help shape speech.
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Metacarpals
Ossa metacarpi
Five long bones in the palm of the hand that connect the wrist to the fingers.
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Nephron
Nephronum
The microscopic functional unit of the kidney, where blood is filtered and urine is fine-tuned.
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Nipple
Papilla mammaria
A small raised projection at the center of the areola through which milk is delivered from the mammary gland.
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Occipital Bone
Os occipitale
The single bone at the back and base of the skull that surrounds the foramen magnum where the spinal cord exits.
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Optic Disc
Discus nervi optici
A small circular area on the retina where the optic nerve fibers leave the eye and blood vessels enter.
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Optic Nerve
Nervus opticus
The cranial nerve that carries visual information from the retina to the brain.
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Pancreas
Pancreas
An elongated gland behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and hormones regulating blood sugar.
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Patella
Patella
The kneecap, a triangular sesamoid bone embedded in the tendon of the quadriceps in front of the knee.
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Pelvis
Pelvis
A bowl-shaped ring of bones at the base of the spine that supports body weight and houses pelvic organs.
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Pericardial Sac
Pericardium
A tough double-layered sac that surrounds the heart, anchoring it and reducing friction during each beat.
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Phalanges
Phalanges
The bones of the fingers and toes, arranged in three segments per digit except the thumb and great toe.
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Pharynx
Pharynx
The throat, a muscular tube that carries air to the larynx and food to the esophagus.
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Pineal Gland
Glandula pinealis
A small endocrine gland deep in the brain that secretes melatonin and helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.
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Pulmonary Artery
Arteria pulmonalis
A short, large vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
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Quadrangular Space
Spatium axillare laterale
A four-sided anatomical gap in the shoulder region that allows passage of the axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery.
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Quadriceps
Musculus quadriceps femoris
A group of four large muscles on the front of the thigh that extend the knee and stabilize the kneecap.
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Scalp
Pericranium
The soft tissue layers covering the top of the skull, including skin, dense connective tissue, and the muscle-tendon sheet of the forehead.
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Scapula
Scapula
The shoulder blade, a flat triangular bone that connects the humerus to the clavicle and supports shoulder motion.
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Spinal Cord
Medulla spinalis
The long bundle of nerve fibers and cell bodies running down through the vertebral column from the brainstem.
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Xiphoid Cartilage
The cartilaginous tip of the xiphoid process in young people, before it ossifies, providing flexibility at the inferior sternum.
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Xiphoid Process
Processus xiphoideus
A small cartilaginous extension at the lower end of the sternum that serves as an attachment point for several muscles and ligaments.
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