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THE HUMAN BODY – VOCABULARY
When you are sick, or just need to ask someone a question related to the human body, it is important that you are able to explain what the matter is.
Whether you’re talking to a doctor, pharmacist or friend, by email, telephone or any other means. Thus, it is vital that you know the terms for different body parts and how to use them in conversation.
I have broken down the different body parts into sections, and given example sentences showing how to use them in conversation.
HEAD AND SHOULDERS
HAIR – The fine threadlike strands growing from skin, especially on a person’s head.
HEAD – The uppermost part of the human body, containing the brain, mouth and sense organs.
FOREHEAD – The part of the face above the eyebrows.
EYEBROW – The strip of hair growing above a person’s eye socket.
EYELASH – The short curved hairs growing on the edge of a person’s eyelid, serving to protect the eyes from dust particles.
EYELID – The upper and lower folds of skin that cover the eye when closed.
EYE – Globular organs in the head through which we see; the visible part typically almond-shaped on animals with eyelids.
CHEEK – Either side of the face, below the eye.
JAW – Upper and lower bony structures that move when talking or eating, forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.
NOSE – The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.
NOSTRIL – The two openings of the nasal passage that admit air into your lungs and allow you to smell.
LIPS – The two fleshy parts that form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.
TOOTH (singular) / TEETH (plural) – Hard enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.
TONGUE – The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing and (in humans) articulating speech.
MOUTH – The opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken, and from which speech and other sounds are emitted.
CHIN – The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw.
THROAT – The passage that leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal to the stomach, or to the lungs.
FACE – The front part of a person’s head, from the forehead to the chin.
NECK – The part of a person’s body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
SHOULDER – The upper joint of the human arm and the part of the body between this and the neck.
ARMS AND HANDS
FINGERNAIL – The flattish hard part on the upper surface of the tip of each finger.
FINGER – Each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand.
THUMB – The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four.
PALM – The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.
HAND – The end part of a person’s arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers and thumb.
WRIST – The joint connecting the hand with the forearm.
FOREARM – The part of a person’s arm extending from the elbow to the wrist.
ELBOW – The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
UPPER ARM – The part of the arm between the elbow and shoulders.
ARM – Each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
THE TRUNK OR TORSO
CHEST – The front surface of a person’s body between the neck and the abdomen.
STOMACH – The internal organ in which most of the food digestion occurs.
BACK – The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
WAIST – The part of the human body below the chest and above the hips.
ABDOMEN – The part of the body containing the digestive organs. In humans, it is bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.
HIPS – A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the human body.
BOTTOM – The buttocks; two round fleshy parts that form the rear area of a human trunk.
LEGS AND FEET
LEG – Each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
THIGH – The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
KNEE – The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans.
CALF – The fleshy part at the back of a person’s leg below the knee.
SHIN – The front of the leg below the knee.
ANKLE – The joint connecting the foot with the leg.
HEEL – The back part of the foot below the ankle.
FOOT (Singular) / FEET (Plural) – The lower extremity of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.
TOE – Any of the five digits at the end of a human foot.
TOENAIL – The nail at the tip of each toe.
19 Phrasal Verbs with OUT
OTHER WORDS RELATED TO PARTS OF THE BODY
BLOOD – The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
BONE – Any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the human skeleton.
MUSCLE – A band or bundle of fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.
SKIN – The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person.
LEFT – on, toward or relating to the side of a human body that is to the west when the person is facing north.
RIGHT – on, toward or relating to the side of a human body that is to the east when the person is facing north.
JOINT – A structure in the body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.
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