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Appendix
Appendix vermiformis
A small finger-shaped pouch attached to the cecum at the start of the large intestine.
Looking for 8-letter body parts? Here are 8 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 8-letter Body Parts
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Arteries
Thick-walled blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues throughout the body.
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Clavicle
Clavicula
The collarbone, a horizontal S-shaped bone connecting the arm to the rest of the skeleton.
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Duodenum
Duodenum
The first and shortest section of the small intestine, where stomach contents mix with digestive juices from the pancreas and liver.
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Hair Bulb
Bulbus pili
The rounded base of a hair follicle, where new hair cells are produced by rapidly dividing matrix cells.
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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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Vena Cava
Vena cava
The two largest veins in the body, returning deoxygenated blood from systemic circulation to the right atrium of the heart.
About 8-letter body parts
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