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Tema 1: Vocabulary of Human Body

VOCABULARY OF THE HUMAN BODY

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Para complementar la información referente al VOCABULARY OF HUMAN PARTS OF THE BODY,

sugerimos abrir y ver el VIDEO de “Parts of the body” (https://youtu.be/mc5Wq0offG0).

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VOCABULARY OF THE HUMAN BODY II

Head: upper part of the body, comprising the face and the skull.

Hair: hair on the scalp of a human being.

Skull: bony case of the brain.
Face: front part of a human head.
Forehead: part of the face between the hairline and the eyebrows.
Temple: part of the head between the eye and the top of the ear.
Cheek: part of the face between the nose and the ear, and the eye and the lower jaw.
Jaw: Two bony parts of the face in which the teeth are set.
Chin: protuberance of the jaw below the lower lip.
Mouth: entrance to the digestive tract, situated in the lower part of the face.
Lips: Two edges of the mouth.
Teeth: small hard bony objects growing in the mouth used for biting and chewing food.
Nose: projecting part of the face between the mouth and the forehead, site of respiration.
Nostrils: Two openings at the end of the nose, through which one breathes and smells.

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Ear: external organ of hearing.
Eye: sight organ.
Eyebrow: line of hairs above each of the two eyes.
Eyelashes: hairs that grow from the edge of each eyelid.
Eyelid: pieces of covering skin that can move down to close each eye.
Neck: part of a human being between the trunk and the head; the neck supports the
head.

Trunk: central part of the body.

Chest or thorax: the part of the upper trunk above the diaphragm and over the ribs.
Breast: part of the human chest, which contains the mammary gland.
Nipple: conical protuberance forming the point of the breast.
Abdomen: lower part of the trunk, containing the digestive organs.
Waist: narrow part of the body below the chest.

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Navel: mark left by the umbilical cord.
Back: posterior part of the body, between the kidneys and the neck.
Lumbar region or loin: region of the lower back, in the area of the kidneys.
Pubis: area at the base of the lower abdomen covered by pubic hairs.
Penis: external reproductive organ of a human male.
Scrotum: small sac under the human penis containing the testicles.
Buttock: each of two fleshy parts at the base of the back.
Gluteus furrow: crease between the two buttocks.

Lower limb: lower extremities of the body, between the hip and the foot.

Hip: part of the side of the body between the waist and the thigh.
Thigh: upper part of the lower limb of humans; it contains the femur.
Knee: joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
Leg: lower part of the lower limb of humans.
Calf: muscular surface at the back of the leg, below the knee.
Ankle: joint connecting the leg to the foot.
Foot: part of the lower limb of humans that supports the body when it is standing.
Heel: back part of the foot.
Instep: The upper surface of the foot between the toes and the ankle.
Sole: bottom surface of the foot, the part on which a person walks or stands.
Toe: any of five small movable parts at the end of each foot.

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Upper limb: upper extremities of the body, between the shoulder and the hand.

Shoulder: joint connecting the arm to the trunk.

Shoulder blade: one of two flat triangular bones in the upper back.
Armpit: hollow place under the arm at the shoulder.
Arm: part of the upper limb between the elbow and the shoulder.
Elbow: joint connecting the upper arm and the forearm.
Forearm: part of the upper limb between the wrist and the elbow.
Wrist: joint connecting the forearm and the hand.
Hand: part at the end of a human arm, composed of five (5) fingers and used for touching
and holding.
Finger: any of five small movable parts at the end of each hand.

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