The human body

Here are the English names for parts of the human body, as well as the words for different senses.

Head and face

beard
cheek
chin
hair
head
ear
eardrum
earlobe
eye
eyebrow
eyelash
eyelid
forehead
freckles
jaw
lip
moustache
mouth
nose
nostril
tongue
tooth (plural: teeth)
wrinkles

Upper body

Adam's apple
arm
armpit
back
breast
chest
elbow
hand
fingernail
forearm
finger
knuckle
navel or belly button
neck
nipple
palm
shoulder
throat
thumb
waist
wrist

Lower body

ankle
anus
belly
big toe
bottom (slang: bum)
buttocks
calf
foot (plural: feet)
genitals
groin
heel
hip
knee
leg
penis
pubic hair
shin
sole
testicles
thigh
toe
toenail
vagina

Parts of the eye

cornea
eye socket
eyeball
iris
retina
pupil

Internal body parts

Achilles tendon
artery
appendix
bladder
blood vessel
brain
cartilage
colon
gall bladder or gallbladder
heart
intestines
large intestine
small intestine
kidneys
ligament
liver
lungs
oesophagus
pancreas
organ
prostate gland or prostate
rectum
spleen
stomach
tendon
tonsils
vein
windpipe
womb or uterus

Bones

collarbone or clavicle
thigh bone or femur
humerus
kneecap
pelvis
rib
rib cage
skeleton
skull
spine or backbone
vertebra (plural: vertebrae)

Body fluids

bile
blood
mucus
phlegm
saliva or spit
semen
sweat or perspiration
tears
urine
vomit

Other related words

bone
fat
flesh
gland
joint
limb
muscle
nerve
skin
digestive system
nervous system
to breathe
to cry
to hiccup
to have the hiccups
to sneeze
to sweat or to perspire
to urinate
to vomit
to yawn

Senses

smell
touch
sight
hearing
taste
to smell
to touch
to see
to hear
to taste
sound

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