Parts of the Body in English

Parts of the Body

English Vocabulary

The Face

eye, nose, mouth, ear, cheek, chin, nostril, eyebrow, eyelid, eyelash, lips


The Arm and Hand

finger, palm, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm, shoulder


The Hand and Fingers

Parts of the Hand in English

1. hand 2. thumb 3. index finger 4. middle finger 5. ring finger 6. little finger 7. nail 8. knuckle


The Leg and Foot

knee, leg, shin, calf (muscle), ankle, heel, foot, toe


Internal Parts of the Body

heart - your heart pumps your blood around your body.

lungs - when you breathe, the air goes into your lungs.

veins - these transport blood through your body. They are like little tubes.

brain - this is your 'thinking machine' inside your head.

throat - food goes down this to get to your stomach.

liver - the organ that cleans your blood.

stomach - your food goes here when you swallow it.

kidneys - the organs that process all your body waste.

skeleton - all of the bones in your body.

ribs - these are the bones that protect the organs in your chest.

bones - your skeleton consists of many bones. There are about 206 in your body.

skin - it covers almost the entire body and helps keep all the organs and muscles in place.



Other Parts of the Body

Here is a list of some other parts of the body that have not been included above. We will take some more photos of these when we find some more volunteers.

head - face - wrinkles - hair - tongue - tooth - back - waist - chest - hip - neck - thigh - muscles

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Last Updated: 17 April 2013

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