PARTS OF HUMAN BODY

Human anatomy and physiology are treated in a lot of different articles. For detailed

discussions of specific organs, tissues, and systems.

• Blood - The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and

other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the

tissues of the body.

• Bone - Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans

and other vertebrates.

• Hair - Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans,

mammals, and some other animals.

• muscle - A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body 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 or animal.

The Body - Arms and Hands

• elbow - The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.

• finger - Each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the

thumb is included).

• index finger/middle/little/ring

• finger nail - A horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in

humans and other primates.

• Arm - Part of the upper limb between the shoulder joint and the elbow joint.

• forearm - The part of a person's arm extending from the elbow to the wrist or the

fingertips.

• hand/left and right - The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including

the palm, fingers, and thumb.

• Palm - The inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.

• Thumb - The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from

the other four and opposable to them.

• wrist - The joint connecting the hand with the forearm.

The Body - Legs and Feet

• ankle - The joint connecting the foot with the leg.

• Calf - The fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee.

• foot (feet) - The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person

stands or walks.

• heel - The back part of the human foot below the ankle.

• hips - A projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body

in human beings and quadrupeds.

• knee - The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans.

• leg - Each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.

• shin - The front of the leg below the knee.

• thigh - The part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

• toe - Any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.

• toenail - The nail at the tip of each toe.

• Sole - the undersurface of a person's foot.

• Instep - the part of a person's foot between the ball and the ankle

The Body - Heads and Shoulders

• chin - The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the

lower jaw.

• cheek - Either side of the face below the eye.

• ear - The organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates,

especially the external part of this.

• eye - Each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and
vertebrate animals.

• eyebrow - The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket.

• eyelash - Each of the short curved hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, serving to
protect the eyes from dust.

• forehead - The part of the face above the eyebrows.

• hair - Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and
some other animals.

• head - The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an
animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain,
mouth, and sense organs.

• Lip - Either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of
the mouth.

• mouth - The opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips,
through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.

• neck - The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.

• nose - The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the
nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

• nostril - Either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to
the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves.

• Jaw - Each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of
the mouth and containing the teeth.

• shoulder - The upper joint of each of a person's arms and the part of the bodyç between this
and the neck.

• tooth (teeth) - Each of a set of hard, bony 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.

• throat - The passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal.

• Beard - a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face.

The Body - The Trunk or Torso

• bottom - A person's buttocks.

• chest - The front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach.
• back - The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

• Stomach - The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being
(in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking
the oesophagus to the small intestine.

• waist - The part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, often narrower than
the areas above and below.

• Armpit - a hollow under the arm at the shoulder.

• Groin - the junctional area between the abdomen and the thigh on either side of the pubic
bone.

• Abdomen - the part of the body between the chest and the hips including the cavity
containing the stomach and other digestive organs.

• Nipple - the small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and
from which milk can be secreted.

• Navel - a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the
detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.

Human body parts and organs

It goes without saying that humans (mammals identifiable as those that stand upright and are
comparatively advanced and capable of detailed thought) have pretty

remarkable bodies, given all that they've accomplished. (Furthermore, an especially intelligent
human brain produced this text!) To be sure, humans have overcome predators, disease, and
all sorts of other obstacles over thousands of years. To fully understand and appreciate these
accomplishments, let's take at some of the most well-known parts of the human body!

The head, or the spherical body part that contains the brain and rests at the top of

the human body, has quite a few individual organs and body parts on it. (It should quickly

be mentioned that hair occupies the space on top of the head, and the ears, the organs

responsible for hearing, are located on either side of the head.) From top to bottom, the

eyebrows, or horizontal strips of hair that can be found above the eye, are the first
components of the head. The eyes are below them, and are round, orb-like organs that allow
humans to see.

The eyes make way for the nose, or an external (sticking-out) organ that plays an important
part in the breathing and bacteria-elimination processes. Below that is the mouth, or a wide,
cavernous organ that chews food, removes bacteria, helps with breathing, and more. The
mouth contains teeth, or small, white-colored, pointed body parts used to chew food, and the
tongue, or a red-colored, boneless organ used to chew food and speak.

The neck is the long body part that connects the head to the chest (the muscular body part
that protects the heart and lungs), and the stomach, or the part of the body that contains food
and liquid-processing organs, comes below that.

The legs are the long, muscular body parts that allow humans to move from one spot to
another and perform a variety of actions. Each leg contains a thigh (a thick, especially muscular
body part used to perform strenuous motions; the upper part of the leg) and a calf (thinner,
more flexible body part that absorbs the shock associated with movement; the lower part of
the leg). Feet can be found at the bottom of legs, and each foot is comprised of five toes, or
small appendages that help balance.

Arms are long, powerful body parts that are located on either side of chest, below the
shoulders ;arms are comprised of biceps (the thicker, more powerful upper portion), and
forearms (the thinner, more flexible lower portion). Hands, or small, gripping body

parts used for a tremendous number of actions, are at the end of arms. Each hand

contains five fingers, or small appendages used to grip objects.

The aforementioned shoulders are rounded body parts that aid arms' flexibility.

One's back is found on the opposite side of the stomach, and is a flat section of the body

that contains important muscles that're intended to protect the lungs and other internal

organs, in addition to helping humans perform certain motions and actions