PARTS OF THE BODY

One of the first things you need to know when working as a medical professional in English is the parts of the body. You will need to learn the names of the internal (inside the skin) and external body parts. You will also need to learn the words for the functions of each of these body parts. Here are the basics to get you started.

1. Head. 2. brain, 3. scalp 4. hairline 4. forehead 5. lips 6. throat 6. cheeks 7. chin 8.jaw 9. neck 10. Eyebrows. 11. Eyelashes. 12. Nostril Upper Body 13. collar bone. 14. chest, 15. breasts. 16. nipples 17. ribcage are 18. waist. 19. navel/belly button, 20.  spine

21. Upper Limbs (arms). 22.  shoulders 23. armpit/ underarm. 24  elbow 25.  wrist 26. forearm 27. thumb 28. index finger. 29.  middle finger 30. ring finger 31.  little finger 32. fingernails.

Lower Body 33. hips. 34.  buttocks/bum  35. intestines 36. bladder 37. liver  38. kidneys. 39. uterus Lower Limbs (legs) 40. thigh, 41. knee. 42. shin  43 calf. 44. ankle  45. toes