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Brain regions that start with P
13 brain regions start with P, from “Parahippocampal gyrus” to “Putamen”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
All 13 brain regions that start with P
- Parahippocampal gyrus
- Paraventricular nucleus
- Parietal lobe
- Periaqueductal grayalso Periaqueductal grey
- Pineal glandalso Pineal body
- Pons
- Postcentral gyrus
- Posterior cingulate cortex
- Precentral gyrus
- Precuneus
- Prefrontal cortex
- Pulvinar
- Putamen
About this list
- P is the most common first letter in this list: 13 of the 97 brain regions (13%).
- Shortest: “Pons”. Longest: “Posterior cingulate cortex”.
- 9 names have more than one word.
- 2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many brain regions start with P?
- 13 of the 97 brain regions in Icillion start with P, for example Parietal lobe, Pons and Prefrontal cortex.
- What is the longest name among brain regions that start with P?
- The longest is “Posterior cingulate cortex” and the shortest is “Pons”.
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