The Human Body
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
TRUNK
1 Waist - The narrowest part of the torso.
2 Abdomen - The part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
3 - Chest - the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
4- Nipples - The small projection near the center of the mammary gland containing the outlets of the milk ducts through which young mammals obtain milk from the adult female; a teat.
5 - Shoulders - The part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
6 - Upper arm - The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
7 - Elbow - the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
8 - Fore arm - The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist
9 - Hand - the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
HEAD
1 Neck - The body part that connects the head and the trunk.
2 Chin - The lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
3 Lips - Either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech
4 Mouth - The structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
5 Nose - This part as the organ of smell.
6 Nostrils - Either of the external openings of the nose
7 Eyes - The organ of sight
8 Cheeks - The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.
9 Eye brow - The arch or ridge forming the upper part of the orbit of the eye
10 Temple - The flattened region on either side of the forehead in human beings.
11 Throat - the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
12 Fore head - The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples.
Hairline -The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the upper forehead and temples.
Monday, 2 February 2009
VOCABULARY - Physical Characteristics
Age
Baby
Toddler
Child
Teenager
Young man
Youth
Middle-aged man / woman
Elderly man
Teens
Early mid late
Twentyish
Thirty something