Krillion prompt · October 28, 2026
Name a part of the human head
Krillion accepted 2,035 answers for this prompt in Dive #105. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gem and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 2,035 accepted answers, this prompt is about 3.5 times wider than a typical Krillion prompt (about 588).
- 1,901 answers (93%) are Deep Cuts and 98 are Rare, while 11 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
Lens +60 Incus +60 Jowls +60
Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Habenula
This tiny brain structure takes its name from the Latin for “little rein.”
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- Abducens nerve
- Abducens nucleus
- Accessory lacrimal glands
- Accessory meningeal artery
- Accessory nasal cartilages
- Accessory nerve
- Accessory parotid gland
- Aditus ad antrum
- Agger nasi
- Ala of crista galli
- Ala of the nose
- Ala of vomer
- Alar arteries
- Alar base
- Alar crease
- Alar rim
- Alare
- Allocortex
- Alveolar bone
- Alveolar canals
- Alveolar mucosa
- Alveolar part of mandible
- Alveolar process of maxilla
- Alveolar ridge
- Alveus
- Amacrine cells
- Ampulla
- Angle of the jaw
- Angles of parietal bone
- Angular artery
- Angular gyrus
- Angular vein
- Annular stapedial ligaments
- Antegonial notch
- Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery
- Anterior auricular ligament
- Anterior auricular muscle
- Anterior auricular veins
- Anterior cerebral artery
- Anterior chamber
- Anterior choroidal artery
- Anterior cingulate cortex
- Anterior clinoid process
- Anterior cochlear nucleus
- Anterior commissure
- Anterior communicating artery
- Anterior cranial fossa
- Anterior crura of the stapes
- Anterior ethmoidal artery
- Anterior ethmoidal cells
- Anterior ethmoidal foramen
- Anterior ethmoidal nerve
- Anterior fontanelle
- Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
- Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
- Anterior lacrimal crest
- Anterior ligaments of the malleus
- Anterior lingual glands
- Anterior lobe of cerebellum
- Anterior malleolar folds
- Anterior meningeal artery
- Anterior midcingulate cortex
- Anterior nasal spine
- Anterior notch of the ear
- Anterior nuclei of thalamus
- Anterior perforated substance
- Anterior pituitary
- Anterior prefrontal cortex
- Anterior processes of the malleus
- Anterior recesses of the tympanic membrane
- Anterior segment
- Anterior semicircular canal
- Anterior superior alveolar arteries
- Anterior superior alveolar nerve
- Anterior surface of maxilla
- Anterior temporal diploic vein
- Anterior temporal lobe
- Anterior tympanic arteries
- Anterior walls of the middle ear
- Anteroventral cochlear nucleus
- Antihelical fossae
- Antihelix
- Antitragicus
- Antitragohelicine fissure
- Antitragus
- Apex of the tooth
- Apical foramen
- Apples of the cheeks
- Aqueous humour
- Arachnoid granulations
- Arachnoid mater
- Arbor vitae
- Archicortex
- Arcuate eminence
- Arcuate fasciculus
- Arcuate nucleus
- Area of the facial nerve
- Area postrema
- Area V5/MT
- Arrector pili muscles
- Artery of the pterygoid canal
- Articular disc of the TMJ
- Articular eminence
- Articular facets for the malleus
- Articular facets for the stapes
- Articular facets of the malleus head
- Articular facets of the stapes head
- Ascending palatine artery
- Association cortex
- Association fibers
- Asterion
- Astrocytes
- Attached gingiva
- Auditory cortex
- Auditory pathway
- Auricular branch of posterior auricular artery
- Auricular branch of vagus nerve
- Auricular muscles
- Auriculotemporal nerve
- Axis ligaments of the malleus
- Axon terminal
- Axons
- Baby hairs
- Back of the mouth
- Basal forebrain
- Basal ganglia
- Basal turn of cochlea
- Basal vein
- Bases of the modiolus
- Basilar artery
- Basilar membrane
- Basilar part of occipital bone
- Basilar plexus
- Basion
- Basolateral amygdala
- Beard follicles
- Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
- Bipolar cells
- Blood-brain barrier
- Blood-CSF barrier
- Blue cones
- Body of mandible
- Body of maxilla
- Body of sphenoid bone
- Body of the incus
- Bony ear canal
- Bony nasal septum
- Bony parts of the Eustachian tubes
- Bony vault
- Bowman's glands
- Bowman's layer
- Branches of the facial nerve
- Bregma
- Bridging veins
- Broca's area
- Brodmann areas
- Bruch's membrane
- Buccal artery
- Buccal branch of the facial nerve
- Buccal fat pad
- Buccal frenulum
- Buccal glands
- Buccal mucosa
- Buccal nerve
- Buccal space
- Buccal surface
- Buccinator
- Buccinator lymph node
- Buccomaxillary ligament
- Bulbar conjunctiva
- C-zone
- Calcar avis
- Calcarine sulcus
- Callosal sulcus
- Calvaria
- Canaliculus innominatus
- Canalis sinuosus
- Canine eminence
- Canine fossa
- Cardiovascular center
- Caroticotympanic artery
- Carotid canal
- Carotid groove
- Cartilaginous ear canal
- Caruncle
- Caudal septum
- Caudate nucleus
- Cavernous segment of internal carotid
- Cavernous sinus
- Cavum conchae
- Cementoenamel junction
- Cementum
- Central forehead fat compartment
- Central fossa
- Central incisors
- Central lobule
- Central nucleus of the amygdala
- Central retinal artery
- Central retinal vein
- Central sulcus
- Centrum semiovale
- Cerebellar cortex
- Cerebellar hemispheres
- Cerebellar peduncles
- Cerebellar tonsil
- Cerebral aqueduct
- Cerebral arteries
- Cerebral hemisphere
- Cerebral peduncle
- Cerebral veins
- Cerebrocerebellum
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Ceruminous glands
- Chambers of the eye
- Check ligaments
- Cheek hollow
- Chiasmatic groove
- Choanae
- Chondrocranium
- Chondroglossus
- Chorda tympani
- Choriocapillaris
- Choroid
- Choroid plexus
- Ciliary arteries
- Ciliary body
- Ciliary ganglion
- Ciliary muscle
- Ciliary processes
- Ciliary zone
- Cingulate cortex
- Cingulate sulcus
- Cingulum
- Circle of Willis
- Circular sulcus of insula
- Circumvallate papillae
- Circumventricular organs
- Claudius cells
- Claustrum
- Climbing fibers
- Clinoid processes
- Clivus
- Cochlear aqueduct
- Cochlear areas
- Cochlear bases
- Cochlear communicating branches of the vestibular nerve
- Cochlear cupulae
- Cochlear duct
- Cochlear nerve
- Cochlear nuclei
- Cochlear recesses
- Cochlear septa
- Cochleariform process
- Collarette
- Collateral sulcus
- Columella
- Columellar artery
- Commissural fibers
- Common canaliculus
- Common cochlear artery
- Common nasal meatus
- Common tendinous ring
- Compressor naris
- Concha
- Concha bullosa
- Conchal crest
- Condylar canal
- Condylar cartilage
- Condylar emissary vein
- Condylar fossa
- Condylar process
- Condylion
- Cones
- Confluence of sinuses
- Conjunctiva
- Conjunctival fornix
- Conjunctival goblet cells
- Connective tissue sheath of the hair follicle
- Corneal endothelium
- Corneal epithelium
- Corneal layers
- Corneal limbus
- Corneal stroma
- Corner of the mouth
- Cornu ammonis
- Corona radiata
- Coronal suture
- Coronoid notch
- Coronoid process of mandible
- Corpus callosum
- Corrugator supercilii
- Cortical columns
- Cortical layers
- Corticobulbar tract
- Corticopontine fibers
- Corticospinal tract
- Cranial cavity
- Cranial fossae
- Cranial nerve nuclei
- Cranial sutures
- Crest of the round window
- Cribriform plate
- Crista ampullaris
- Crista galli
- Cruciform eminence
- Crura of antihelix
- Crura of the stapes
- Crus commune
- Crus of helix
- Cuneate nucleus
- Cuneus
- Cupula
- Cupular part of the epitympanic recess
- Cusp of Carabelli
- Cymba conchae
- Dacryon
- Danger triangle of the face
- Darwin's tubercle
- Deep auricular artery
- Deep cerebellar nuclei
- Deep facial vein
- Deep lingual artery
- Deep medial cheek fat
- Deep parotid lymph nodes
- Deep petrosal nerve
- Deep pyriform space
- Deep temporal arteries
- Deep temporal fat pad
- Deep temporal nerves
- Default mode network
- Deiters' cells
- Dendrites
- Dense connective tissue of the scalp
- Dental arch
- Dental follicle
- Dental papilla
- Dental tubercle
- Dentate gyrus
- Dentate nucleus
- Dentin
- Dentinal tubules
- Dentinoenamel junction
- Depressor anguli oris
- Depressor labii inferioris
- Depressor septi nasi
- Depressor supercilii
- Dermal papillae
- Dermis
- Descemet's membrane
- Descending palatine artery
- Desmocranium
- Diagonal band of Broca
- Diaphragma sellae
- Diencephalon
- Digastric fossa
- Digital impressions
- Dilator naris
- Dilator naris anterior
- Diploe
- Diploic canals
- Diploic veins
- Discomalleolar ligament
- Distal surface
- Dome of the alar cartilage
- Dorello's canal
- Dorsal cochlear nucleus
- Dorsal lingual arteries
- Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus
- Dorsal nasal artery
- Dorsal trigeminal tract
- Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
- Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
- Dorsum sellae
- Dua's layer
- Ducts of Rivinus
- Ductus reuniens
- Dura mater
- Dural venous sinuses
- Ear cartilage
- Ear tip
- Ectoconchion
- Edinger-Westphal nucleus
- Elliptical recess
- Emissary foramina
- Emissary veins
- Enamel organ
- Enamel rods
- Endolymph
- Endolymphatic sac
- Endorestiform nucleus
- Entorhinal cortex
- Ependyma
- Epicanthic fold
- Epidural space
- Epipteric bone
- Episclera
- Episcleral space
- Episcleral veins
- Epithalamus
- Epitympanic recess
- Equator of the eyeball
- Ethmoid bone
- Ethmoid bulla
- Ethmoid infundibulum
- Ethmoid sinus
- Ethmoidal crest of maxilla
- Ethmoidal groove of nasal bone
- Ethmoidal labyrinth
- Ethmoidal notch of frontal bone
- Ethmoidal process of inferior nasal concha
- Ethmoidal veins
- Ethmoidolacrimal suture
- Ethmoidomaxillary suture
- Euryon
- Eustachian tube cartilage
- Eustachian tube lining
- Extended amygdala
- External acoustic pore
- External capsule
- External limiting membrane
- External nasal branch of anterior ethmoidal artery
- External nasal branches of infraorbital nerve
- External nasal nerve
- External nasal valve
- External nasal vein
- External occipital crest
- External occipital protuberance
- External opening of the cochlear canaliculus
- External wall of the cochlear duct
- Extraocular muscles
- Extreme capsule
- Eyebrow arch
- Eyebrow hair
- Eyebrow head
- Eyebrow tail
- Eyelash follicles
- Eyelid crease
- Eyelid fat pads
- Eyelid fold
- Eyelid margin
- Facial artery
- Facial blood vessels
- Facial bones
- Facial canal
- Facial colliculus
- Facial fascia
- Facial fat pads
- Facial lymph nodes
- Facial muscles
- Facial nerve
- Facial nucleus
- Facial recess
- Facial sutures
- Facial vein
- Falx cerebelli
- Falx cerebri
- Fasciolar gyrus
- Fastigial nucleus
- Fauces
- Fibrous tunic
- Filiform papillae
- Fimbria
- Fimbriated fold
- First molars
- First premolars
- Fissure
- Flocculonodular lobe
- Floor of the middle ear
- Floor of the mouth
- Floor of the orbit
- Fold of the chorda tympani
- Fold of the incus
- Folia
- Foliate papillae
- Follicular infundibulum
- Fontanelle
- Foramen cecum of frontal bone
- Foramen cecum of the tongue
- Foramen lacerum
- Foramen magnum
- Foramen of Huschke
- Foramen of Magendie
- Foramen of Vesalius
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen rotundum
- Foramen spinosum
- Foramina of Luschka
- Foramina of Scarpa
- Foramina of the skull
- Forebrain
- Fossa for lacrimal gland
- Fossa incudis
- Fourth ventricle
- Fovea
- Fovea ethmoidalis
- Foveola
- Free gingiva
- Free gingival groove
- Frenulum of the lip
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- Adenoids
- Amygdala
- Auricle
- Baby teeth
- Bridge of the nose
- Brow bone
- Canines
- Canthus
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral cortex
- Cerebrum
- Cleft chin
- Cochlea
- Cornea
- Cowlick
- Cranial nerves
- Cupid's bow
- Ear canal
- Ear hair
- Eardrum
- Enamel
- Epidermis
- Eustachian tube
- Eye socket
- Facial hair
- Fringe
- Front teeth
- Frontal lobe
- Goatee
- Grey matter
- Hair follicles
- Hair roots
- Hairline
- Hard palate
- Hippocampus
- Hypothalamus
- Incisors
- Incus
- Inner corner of the eye
- Inner ear
- Jaw joint
- Jowls
- Lacrimal gland
- Lens
- Lower lip
- Lower teeth
- Malleus
- Mandible
- Masseter
- Maxilla
- Medulla oblongata
- Meninges
- Middle ear
- Molars
- Nasal bone
- Nasal cavity
- Nasal septum
- Nasolabial fold
- Neuron
- Nose hair
- Occipital bone
- Occipital lobe
- Optic nerve
- Ossicles
- Outer ear
- Palate
- Parietal bone
- Parietal lobe
- Peach fuzz
- Philtrum
- Pituitary gland
- Pores
- Prefrontal cortex
- Premolars
- Retina
- Salivary glands
- Sclera
- Semicircular canals
- Sideburns
- Sinus
- Skull base
- Skull bones
- Soft palate
- Stapes
- Stubble
- Taste buds
- Tear duct
- Temporal lobe
- Tip of the nose
- Tongue frenulum
- Tooth roots
- Tragus
- Upper lip
- Upper teeth
- Uvula
- White matter
- Widow's peak
- Wisdom teeth
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Back of the head
- Beard
- Brainstem
- Cheekbone
- Crown of the head
- Dimple
- Earlobe
- Eyebrow
- Eyelash
- Eyelid
- Face
- Gums
- Iris
- Jaw
- Jawline
- Moustache
- Nostril
- Pupil
- Scalp
- Skin
- Teeth
- Temple
- Tongue
- Tonsils
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Brain
- Cheek
- Chin
- Ear
- Eye
- Forehead
- Hair
- Lips
- Mouth
- Nose
- Skull
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