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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.
If you've been searching for body parts that start with H, you'll find 8 detailed body parts below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Hair Bulb | Heart | Hilum | Hip |
| Hippocampus | Humerus | Hyoid Bone | Hypothalamus |
List of Body Parts That Start With H
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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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Hip
Articulatio coxae
The ball-and-socket joint where the head of the femur meets the cup of the pelvis.
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Hippocampus
Hippocampus
A seahorse-shaped brain structure deep in the temporal lobe that is essential for forming new memories.
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Hyoid Bone
Os hyoideum
A small U-shaped bone in the upper neck that anchors the tongue and several throat muscles without articulating with any other bone.
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Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
A small region at the base of the brain that controls hormone release, body temperature, hunger, and many basic drives.
About body parts starting with H
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