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Aorta
Aorta
The largest artery in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to the rest of the body.
Looking for 5-letter body parts? Here are 22 body parts that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 5-letter Body Parts
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Brain
Encephalon
The central organ of the nervous system, responsible for thought, sensation, movement, and the control of every other body system.
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Cornu
Cornu
An anatomical term for a horn-shaped projection, used for several structures including the cornua of the hyoid bone and the uterus.
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Elbow
Articulatio cubiti
The hinge joint of the upper limb where the humerus meets the radius and ulna.
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Heart
Cor
A muscular pump in the thoracic cavity that circulates blood through the body via the cardiovascular system.
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Ilium
Os ilium
The large flared upper portion of the hip bone that forms the crest you can feel at your waist.
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Incus
Incus
The anvil-shaped middle bone of the three ossicles in the middle ear, transmitting sound between the malleus and the stapes.
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Liver
Hepar
The largest internal organ, performing hundreds of metabolic, storage, and detoxification functions.
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Lungs
Pulmones
A pair of spongy organs in the thoracic cavity responsible for gas exchange between air and blood.
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Mouth
Cavitas oris
The oral cavity, the entry point of the digestive tract where food is taken in, chewed, and mixed with saliva.
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Ovary
Ovarium
A paired female reproductive gland that produces eggs and secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
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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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Skull
Cranium
The bony framework of the head that protects the brain and forms the structure of the face.
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Teeth
Dentes
Hard mineralized structures embedded in the jaws that cut, tear, and grind food during the first stage of digestion.
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Uvula
Uvula palatina
A small fleshy lobe hanging from the back of the soft palate that helps with swallowing and speech.
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Vasti
Musculi vasti
The three vastus muscles of the thigh that, together with the rectus femoris, make up the quadriceps group.
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Veins
Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues back to the heart at low pressure.
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Wrist
Carpus
The joint complex between the hand and the forearm, made up of eight small carpal bones and several joint surfaces.
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