3-syllable Body Parts that contain L

List of 3-syllable Body Parts that contain L

1

Aortic Bulb

Bulbus aortae

The dilated base of the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve, containing the openings of the coronary arteries.

2

Clavicle

Clavicula

The collarbone, a horizontal S-shaped bone connecting the arm to the rest of the skeleton.

3

Eyeball

Bulbus oculi

The roughly spherical organ of vision, housed in the bony socket of the skull.

4

Eyelid

Palpebra

A movable fold of skin and muscle that covers and protects the eye.

5

Fibula

Fibula

The slender lateral bone of the lower leg that runs alongside the tibia and forms the outer ankle bump.

6

Frontal Bone

Os frontale

The skull bone that forms the forehead and the roofs of both eye sockets.

7

Gallbladder

Vesica biliaris

A small pear-shaped organ that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver.

8

Ilium

Os ilium

The large flared upper portion of the hip bone that forms the crest you can feel at your waist.

9

Kupffer Cells

Macrophagi stellati

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

10

Mandible

Mandibula

The lower jaw, the only movable bone of the skull and the largest facial bone.

11

Patella

Patella

The kneecap, a triangular sesamoid bone embedded in the tendon of the quadriceps in front of the knee.

12

Phalanges

Phalanges

The bones of the fingers and toes, arranged in three segments per digit except the thumb and great toe.

13

Pineal Gland

Glandula pinealis

A small endocrine gland deep in the brain that secretes melatonin and helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

14

Scapula

Scapula

The shoulder blade, a flat triangular bone that connects the humerus to the clavicle and supports shoulder motion.

15

Spinal Cord

Medulla spinalis

The long bundle of nerve fibers and cell bodies running down through the vertebral column from the brainstem.

16

Thyroid Gland

Glandula thyroidea

A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the front of the neck that controls metabolism through its hormones.

17

Uvula

Uvula palatina

A small fleshy lobe hanging from the back of the soft palate that helps with swallowing and speech.

18

Ventricle

Ventriculus cordis

Either of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out into systemic or pulmonary circulation.

19

Vocal Cord

Plica vocalis

One of a pair of folds of mucous membrane in the larynx that vibrate to produce sound during speech and singing.

20

White Blood Cells

Leucocyti

A family of immune cells circulating in the blood that defend the body against infection and injury.