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Brain regions that start with C
Looking for brain regions that begin with C? Here are 13 of them in alphabetical order, from “Caudate nucleus” to “Cuneus”.
Brain regions starting with C
- Caudate nucleusalso Caudate
- Central sulcus
- Cerebellar tonsils
- Cerebellar vermisalso Vermis
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral cortexalso Cortex
- Cerebral peduncles
- Cerebrum
- Cingulate gyrusalso Cingulate cortex
- Claustrum
- Cochlear nuclei
- Corpus callosum
- Cuneus
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 13 of the 97 brain regions (13%).
- Shortest: “Cuneus”. Longest: “Cerebral peduncles”.
- 9 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many brain regions start with C?
- 13 of the 97 brain regions in Icillion start with C, for example Cerebellum, Cerebrum and Cerebral cortex.
- What is the longest name among brain regions that start with C?
- The longest is “Cerebral peduncles” and the shortest is “Cuneus”.
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