The Human

The principal parts of the human

body are: the head, the trunk and the
limbs.
We have hair on the head. Inside the
head, we have the brain. We think
with our brain. Between the
forehead and the eyes, we find the
eyebrows. We see with our eyes.
The principal parts of the eyes are:
the eyelids and the eyelashes.
Between the eyes and the mouth, we
see the nose. We smell with our
nose. The mouth has lips, teeth and
tongue. We eat talk, drink and smile
with our mouth. We kiss with our
lips and chew with our teeth.
Between the chin and the eyes, we
find the cheeks. On both sides of the
head, we find the ears we hear with
our ears. The neck joins the head to
Body
the trunk.

In our trunk, we have the chest. Inside the chest, we find the heart
and the lungs. The abdomen separates the chest from the waist. In
the back, there is the backbone.
We have four limbs: two arms and two legs. The principal parts of
the arm are: the shoulder, the elbow, the wrist and the hand. The
hand has five fingers: the thumb, the fore finger, the middle
finger, the ring finger, and the little finger, the fingers have nails.
The principal parts of the leg are: the thigh, the knee, the shin, the
calf, the ankle, the foot and the toes.
We have five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.

[Questions

a) What are the principal parts of the body?

the head, the trunk and the limbs.
b) What do we have on our heads?
We have hair on the head. Inside the head, we have the
brain.
c) What color is your hair?
My hair is brown.
d) Do you think with your hair?
No I don’t.
e) Where are the eyebrows?
Between the forehead and the eyes, we find the eyebrows.
f) How many eyes do you have?
I have two eyes.
g) What do we see with?
We see with our eyes.
h) Where’s the nose?
Between the eyes and the mouth, we see the nose.
i) What do you smell with?
We smell with our nose.
j) What are the parts of the month?
The mouth has lips, teeth and tongue.
k) What do we speak with?
We eat talk, drink and smile with our mouth.
l) Where are the cheeks?
Between the chin and the eyes, we find the cheeks.
m) What do we hear with?
We hear with our ears.
n) Does the neck join the head to the trunk?
 Yes, I do.
o) Where are the heart and the lungs?
In our trunk, we have the chest. Inside the chest, we find the
heart and the lungs.
p) What separates the chest from the waist?
The abdomen separates the chest from the waist.
q) Where’s the backbone?
In the back, there is the backbone.
[Questions

a) How many limbs do you have?

I have four limbs.
b) Name the parts of the arm, please.
The principal parts of the arm are: the shoulder, the elbow,
the wrist and the hand.
c) How many fingers do you have?
The hand has five fingers.
d) Name them, please?
The thumb, the fore finger, the middle finger, the ring
finger, and the little finger.
e) What are the fingers have?
The fingers have nails.
f) What are the parts of the leg?
The principal parts of the leg are: the thigh, the knee, the
shin, the calf, the ankle, the foot and the toes.
g) How many feet do you have?
I have two feets.
h) How many toes do you have?
The feet have five toes.
i) Do you work with your hands?
Yes, I do.
j) How many nails do you have?
I have five nails.
k) Do you write with your feet?
No, I don’t.
l) Is the knee part of the arm?
It is not.
VOCABURALY:
Trunk: tronco/the thick stem of a tree that the branches grow from.
Limbs: miembro/ a leg or an arm of a person.
Eyelids:párpado/the piece of skin that covers your eyes when
you close them.
Lips: labio/ one of the two soft, red edges of the mouth.
Tongue: lengua/ the soft thing inside your mouth that you use
for tasting and speaking.
Chew: masticar/ to break food between your teeth as
a part of eating
Chin: barbilla/ the bottom part of your face, below your mouth
Chest:pecho/the front of your body between your neck and your sto
mach.
Waist: cintura/the part of a piece of clothing that fits around
the middle of your body.
Backbone: columna vertebral/ the line of bones along
the center of your back
Elbow: codo/ the part in the middle of your arm where it bends
Thigh: muslo/ the top part of your leg above your knee
Sight: vista/ the ability to use your eyes to see