TERMINOLOGIES IN

PARTS OF HUMAN
BODY
REPORTED BY:
Urquia, Danica R.
TERMINOLO
GIES
USED IN
 1.Hallux

This is the technical word

for your big toe. It stems
from Latin and began to
be commonly used in the
mid-19th century.
 2. Purlicue
Although a rare word, purlicue is
a term for the space between the
forefinger and thumb.

Scots term pirlie, meaning curly

or twisted
 3. Fraenum
A fraenum is a small ligament that
restricts movement between body
parts.
Attaches the tongue to the bottom
of the mouth, or the lip to the gum.
It comes from the Latin fraenum
which meant bridle
 4. Gowpen
This is the hollow that
is formed when the two
hands are placed
together to create a
bowl shape.
 5. Uvula
Fleshy extension that
hangs at the back of the
mouth above the
opening of the throat.
 6. Philtrum
This term refers to the vertical groove
between the bottom of the nose and the
upper lip.
It comes from the Latin word philtrum
which initially meant love-potion or
love-charm and only started being
used in English for the body part in the
17th century.
 7. Gynaecomastia
The technical medical
term for what some might
refer to in everyday
conversation as man
boobs or moobs
 8. Canthus
From Latin, and from the
Greek word kanthos this
word refers to the point in the
inner or outer corner of the
eye where the upper and
lower eyelids meet.
 9. Gnathion
This is the lowest point
of the jawbone, so the
most outward pointing
part of the chin.
 10. Glabella
The smooth part of the
forehead, between and directly
above the eyebrows.
. The term comes from the
Latin Glaber, meaning
without hair, smooth, bald.
11. Epigastrium
The region at the
upper part of the
abdomen
12. Hypogastrium
The area of the lower
part of the abdomen
13. Buttocks
The fleshy rounded
prominence at the
lower back part of the
torso
14. Torso
The trunk of the
human body
15. Shin
The bony front part of
the leg between the
knee and the ankle
16. Ham
The depressed part of
the leg behind the knee
joint
17. Calf
The fleshy back part of
the leg below the ham
18. Metatartus
That part between the
ankle and toes
19. Palanges
The expanse of the
toes or fingers
20. Forearm
The part of the arm
between the elbow and
wrist
21. Metacarpus
the part of the hand
between the wrist and
fingers
22. Occiput
The back part of the
head
23. Sole
The underside of the
foot
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