HUMAN BODY

head, neck, trunk, extremities

head, neck, trunk, extremities

verbs: to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of

adjectives: upper, lower

front/al, back

inner, outer

internal, external

USEFUL VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

HEAD

forehead, hair (sg.), temple, cheek, nose, adenoid, nostrils, ear, eye, eyelash, eyebrow, eyelid, earlobe, chin, skull, chin…

MOUTH ORAL CAVITY

tooth/teeth, dentition

permanent/milk teeth

palate/roof of the mouth

tongue

saliva

gums/gingiva/gingival

upper/lower jaw

NECK

Tonsils, oesophagus, larynx, pharynx, vessels, nerves….

UPPER EXTREMITY

Shoulder, shoulder blade, upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, palm, back of the hand, fingers

LOWER EXTREMITY

Hip, hip joint, thigh, knee, shin, calf, ankle, heel, instep, sole, toes, big toe

THORAX, THORACIC CAVITY

trachea, heart, lungs…

breasts

chest

ribs, breast bone

ABDOMEN, ABDOMINAL CAVITY

stomach, belly, tummy…

lower abdomen

internal organs: stomach, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, urinary bladder, small and large intestines, duodenum, spleen, pancreas

internal reproductive organs: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes…