BODY PARTS

Body Parts that start with A

5 body parts starting with the letter A — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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AlveoliAortaAppendixArteries
Atrium

List of Body Parts That Start With A

    1

    Alveoli

    Alveoli pulmonis

    Microscopic air sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange between air and blood takes place.

    2

    Aorta

    Aorta

    The largest artery in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to the rest of the body.

    3

    Appendix

    Appendix vermiformis

    A small finger-shaped pouch attached to the cecum at the start of the large intestine.

    4

    Arteries

    Thick-walled blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues throughout the body.

    5

    Atrium

    Atrium cordis

    Either of the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning from circulation.

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