List of human anatomical parts named after people

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This is a list of human anatomical parts named after people. These are often called eponyms.

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For clarity, entries are listed by the name of the person associated with them, so Loop of Henle is listed under H not L.

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F[]

  • Fallopian tube – Gabriele Falloppio (1523–1562), Italian anatomist

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H[]

K[]

L[]

M[]

N[]

  • Nissl bodies or granules and Nissl substance – Franz Nissl

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P[]

R[]

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V[]

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