Lesson No 29A-Basic Vocabulary For Parts Of The Body

Basic Vocabulary for Parts of the Body

Head:

• Hair: The hair on a person’s head.
• Face: The front part of the head.
• Forehead: The part of the face above the eyebrows.
• Eyebrow: The hair above the eye.
• Eye: The organ used for sight.
• Nose: The part of the face used for breathing and smelling.
• Mouth: The opening in the face used for eating and speaking.
• Lip: The border of the mouth.
• Tooth: A hard object in the mouth used for chewing.
• Ear: The organ used for hearing.
• Chin: The lower part of the face.
• Neck: The part of the body that connects the head to the torso.

Torso:

• Shoulder: The part of the body where the arm joins the body.
• Chest: The front part of the upper body.
• Back: The rear part of the body.
• Stomach: The part of the body below the chest.
• Waist: The narrowest part of the torso.
• Hip: The area on either side of the pelvis.
• Buttocks: The rounded fleshy part of the hips.

Arms and Legs:

• Arm: The upper limb of the body.
• Hand: The part of the arm at the end.
• Finger: One of the five digits on the hand.
• Thumb: The thickest finger.
• Leg: The lower limb of the body.
• Foot: The part of the leg below the ankle.
• Toe: One of the five digits on the foot.

Other Body Parts:

• Heart: The organ that pumps blood.
• Lungs: The organs used for breathing.
• Liver: An organ that filters blood.
• Kidney: An organ that filters waste from the blood.
• Brain: The organ that controls thought, emotion, and movement.

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