Body Anatomy: 131 Interesting Body Parts in English You Must Know!

Introduction

Knowing the different parts of the body is also knowing ourselves. There are various segments of the body that people use a general name because they are part of the major body parts. However, each part of our body has names, even the smallest ones, and has its purpose. Although some are not independent, they work together to make our body function.

Nonetheless, this article only discusses the external body parts in English since the internal organs cannot be seen with the naked eye. Some of you already have an idea about body parts in your language but not in English. Moreover, learning about their English counterparts can broaden your vocabulary on the parts of the body, especially when learning English as a second or foreign language. Therefore, it is crucial to know them as it can also boost one’s body awareness.

Importance of Knowing the Body Parts in English

Learning every part of our body is good, but understanding our body parts in English is better. There are many parts of our body that you may overlook because they are part of something, but they have another purpose. For this reason, it is important to know that there is more, not just the head, shoulders, knees, and toes.

Expands Vocabulary

Knowing different body parts in English can boost your knowledge because it gives accurate words in English. It provides information that you have not known before. Thus, having a wide schema on the different body parts in English is a great advantage in showing awareness to yourself and others.

Shows Awareness

Understanding your various body parts in English makes you aware of yourself, especially knowing its function. Being conscious of your body parts is essential because it can help your fitness. It is better to know them more and be aware so as to not abuse any parts of the body.

Improves Hygiene

Having a wide knowledge and better awareness of your body parts in English can help you improve how to care for your external organs. Perhaps, you are using something that can harm your body parts which would lead to infection. So, it is better to know them so that we can look after our body parts gently and not aggressively.

40 Easy and Common Body Parts in English

The common and easy body parts in English are already put into a song entitled “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Song.” This is very popular with young children or even adults who do not have enough knowledge about body parts in the English language. The following are the easy body parts in English with their definition:

Very Easy

Head – upper part of the body where the brain is located.
Shoulder – the upper part of the arm where you usually put your bag.
Knee – a hard part between your leg and thigh.
Toes – the fingers on your feet.
Eyes – the one you use for seeing things.
Ears – the organ you have for listening to things.
Mouth – the part where you put your food.
Nose – used for smelling different things.

Common

Hair – the ones covering our head.
Forehead – the space of the face between your eyebrows and hair.
Eyebrow – the hair arc above the eye.
Earlobe – the soft jelly part of the ear, usually earrings
Cheek – the side of your cheeks below your eyes.
Dimple – a small pressed surface on the face, usually on the cheeks, that can be seen when smiling.
Tongue – the soft muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, licking, and making speech sounds.
Tooth – the hard white structures, coated with enamel, used for biting and chewing.
Chin – the curved part or apex of the lower jaw, under the mouth.
Jaw – the upper and lower bony structures that form the mouth which contains the teeth.
Jawline – the line or contour of the jaw below the ears.
Neck – the organ that connects the head to the body.
Nape – the back of the neck.
Chest – the front surface of the person’s body between the neck and abdomen.
Arm – the long part between the shoulder and the hand.
Armpit – the part under your shoulders, usually emits body odor when puberty starts.
Elbow – the body part in the middle of the arm.
Wrist – the joint between the arms and the hands.
Hand – consists of fingers which is the end of the arm beyond the wrist.
Finger – the 4 joints on your hands, although humans have 5, it is 4 fingers and 1 thumb (5 including the latter).
Stomach – it is an internal organ that contains the food we eat and digest; the serosa is the external organ that covers the stomach.
Upper Limb – the upper portion of the body that consists of the hand, forearm, and upper arm.
Back – the wide back of our body between the nape and the hips.
Lower Limb – the lower part of the body that contains the thigh, leg, and foot.
Hip – the side parts between the waist and the thigh.
Thigh – the body part above the knee
Leg – the body part between the knee and the foot.
Ankle – the joint that connects the leg and foot.
Foot – the lowest part of the leg which humans use to walk.

91 Advanced and Unfamiliar Body Parts in English

Learning advanced vocabulary words about the different body parts in English is essential. Especially when dealing with native or English-speaking countries. Knowing these makes us more aware of our body and how it works to maintain our daily living. Although some of you may know it in your language, but not in English yet. Therefore, just read and indulge yourself in knowing some unfamiliar body parts in English.

Head

Scalp – the skin that covers the head or face.
Crown – the back part of your head or the top part that covers the skull, usually called the vertex.
Temple – the side surface part behind the eyes, also known as temporal.
T-zone – is the front middle area of the face that includes the forehead, nose, and chin, which forms a letter T, and is more oily compared to the other parts of the face.

Hair

Hairline – the edge of your head, the line part on the forehead.
Hair strand – is the thin wire-like term for the one piece of hair.
Hair whorl – the part of the hair growing in a circular pattern, often one but sometimes two.
Baby hair – the small tiny hair that grows on the hairline.
Chest Hair – The hair that grows on your abdomen or chest.
Vellus Hair – the thin and minuscule hair that grows on our body, also called “peach fuzz.”

Eyes

Eyelash – the short curved hair that grows on the edge of the eyes, specifically eyelids.
Eyelid – the upper and lower folds of the skin’s eyes or the line of the eyes.
Tear duct – a passage where tears come out from the lacrimal glands.
Cornea – the transparent outer layer that covers the front eye; protects the eyes from ultraviolet radiation or outside particles.
Pupil – the darkest middle part of the eye.
Iris – the part of the eye that gives colors such as brown, blue, hazel, and many more.
Sclera – the white part of the eye.
Retinal Blood Vessels – the red tiny veins in the eyes, this is usually visible if you do not have enough sleep or you just wake up.
Eyebags – the lower bumpy skin part of the eye.

Nose

Nostril – the whole in the nose to which the air passes through.
Tear Trough – the diagonal line on the side of your nose.
Nose Bridge – the part of the nose between the eyes, this is also to identify whether you have a long or flat nose facing sideways.
Dorsum Nasi – the vertical length of your nose from the root to the apex.
Ala – the wing part of the nose.
Apex – the tip of the nose.
Nasal Root – the starting point of the nose located between the eyebrows.
Columella – the tissue that separates the two nostrils at the bottom part of the nose

Mouth

Philtrum – the canal-like part between the nose and the mouth.
Cupid’s Bow – the arc on the upper lip that forms like a bow.
Tip (Apex) – the pointing part of the tongue.
Incisor – the four enamel-coated bones on the upper jaw; narrow-edged teeth in front of the mouth.
Canine – the sharp teeth next to the incisors.
Premolar – a tooth located between the molar and the canine teeth; an adult has eight —two in each jaw.
Molar – the grinding tooth, also considered as the main chewing tooth used for cutting and grinding foods.
Wisdom Tooth – this tooth usually appears at the age of twenty and can sometimes be painful when it sprouts; it helps to chew food and provides support to the back jaw.
Gum – the reddish flesh that sticks your teeth together,
Uvula – the bell-shaped organ inside the mouth near the esophagus.
Tonsil – the sides at the back of your mouth, also known as the pharynx; it helps to filter germs that go through your mouth and nose.
Hard Palate – the roof part of your mouth, the hard part behind the teeth.
Soft Palate – the soft fleshy part of your mouth, next to the hard palate.
Mentolabial Sulcus – the line that forms between your chin and lower lips.
Nasolabial Sulcus – the two lines that form on the side of your mouth starting from the nose.
Vermillion Border – the line that forms on your lips.

Ear

Helix – the outer rim part of the ear that makes the ear a concave shape.
Antihelix – the Y-shaped curved part of the ear that runs parallel to the helix.
Concha – the two depressed parts of the ear composed of the cymba —the upper one below the antihelix— and the cavum —the one near the whole of the ear.
Tragus – the small arc projection part near the whole of the ear.
Antitragus – the arc opposing the tragus.
Ear Canal – the whole of the ear where the sound goes through.

Hand

Knuckles – the joints of the finger; the bony surface of the hand which divides the fingers into 3 vertical parts.
Palm – the whitest part of the hand.
Lunula – the white moon-shaped inside your fingernails.
Nail Plate – the hard colorless glass-like texture of your fingers.
Nail Groove – the left and right sides of the nails.
Eponychium – the thick layer part of the finger’s skin where the beginning of the nails is located.
Cuticle – a thin layer of dead skin above the nail bed.

Upper Limb

Collarbone – the two bony structures that connect to your shoulders.
Torso – the upper part of your body that consists of the chest, back, abdomen, and hipbone.
Dorsum – the back part of your body.
Scapula – the wing-like structure of your back.
Vertebral – the middle part of the back where the spinal cord goes through.
Loin – between the lower ribs and hip bone; it also includes the genitals, groin, lower abdomen, and hips.
Groin – the part where your legs meet.
Navel – the knot-like hole in your belly; the umbilical cord is where the food goes through when you are still inside your mother’s womb, it is cut after birth.
Pelvis – the large bone structure that connects the legs and spinal cord; a woman’s pelvis is bigger than the male’s.

Lower Limb

Buttocks – the soft and fluffy part; used when you sit.
Calf – the soft past behind your leg.

Foot

Toenail – the nails in your toe.
Foot Bridge – the top part of the foot.
Ball – the front part of the foot, the ball-like structure that connects the toes and the arch.
Sole – the opposite of the Bridge and it has the thickest skin; the bottom part of your foot for stepping.
Arch – the curved structure between the sole and the heel.
Heel – the back part of your foot and also the largest bone in the foot.

Skin

Freckle – the small brown-like spots on your face, usually due to exposure to sunlight or genetically passed.
Nevi – they are also called moles on the body; they are small dark brown pigments of your skin, and can sometimes be a skin growth.
Skin Pigment – the skin discoloration of your body.

Key Takeaways

There is so much to learn about your body anatomy, especially your body parts in English. The aforesaid information is just the external parts, how much more in the internal organ body parts in English. Learning the different parts of your body seems to be lewd, especially in the private parts, but interesting. Due to various cultural backgrounds, this topic might seem taboo, but it is essential to get to know ourselves as well.