Body Parts that contain F — 12 detailed entries

Below are body parts that contain the letter F anywhere in the name. Each of the 12 body parts below opens to a full profile.

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List of Body Parts That Contain F

Sura

The fleshy posterior part of the lower leg, made up mostly of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.

The thigh bone, the longest and strongest bone in the human body.

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

Pes

The flexible base of the lower limb, made up of 26 bones, that supports the body's weight and propels it during walking.

Os frontale

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

Foramen jugulare

A large opening at the base of the skull through which several cranial nerves and the internal jugular vein exit the cranial cavity.

Macrophagi stellati

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

Musculi multifidi

A column of deep, short back muscles that span two to four vertebrae each and stabilize the spine.

Bulbus olfactorius

A small forebrain structure at the front of the brain that processes incoming signals about smell.

Musculus quadratus femoris

A short, flat muscle of the hip that rotates the thigh outward and helps stabilize the hip joint.

Musculi rotatores

A group of four muscles and their tendons that surround the shoulder joint and keep the head of the humerus seated in the socket.

Zona fasciculata

The middle and largest layer of the adrenal cortex, producing cortisol and other glucocorticoid hormones.