Let’s Explore Different Parts of your Body in English.
This lesson will cover English vocabulary for the human body parts as follows:
Contents
Parts of Your Body in English
Parts of the Human Body – Video
1. Parts of the Head
1.1. Parts of the Eyes
1.2. Parts of the Mouth
2. Parts of the Hand
Parts of the Head
- hair
The mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head
- temple
One of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your forehead
- ear
One of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with
- ear lobe
The soft piece of flesh at the bottom of your ear
- cheek
The soft round part of your face below each of your eyes
- mouth
The part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking
- forehead
The part of your face above your eyes and below your hair
- eye
One of the two parts of the body that you use to see with
- nose
The part of a person’s or animal’s face used for smelling or breathing
- nostril
One of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things
- chin
The front part of your face below your mouth
Parts of the Eyes
- eyebrow
The line of hair above your eye
- eyelid
A piece of skin that covers your eye when it is closed
- eyelash
One of the small hairs that grow along the edge of your eyelids
- iris
The round coloured part of your eye, that surrounds the black pupil
- pupil
The small black round area in the middle of your eye
- cornea
The transparent protective covering on the outer surface of your eye
- white
The white part of your eye
Parts of the Mouth
- lip
One of the two soft parts around your mouth where your skin is redder or darker
- tongue
The soft part inside your mouth that you can move about and use for eating and speaking
- molar
One of the large teeth at the back of the mouth that are used for breaking up food
- palate
the roof of your mouth
- teeth
The hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food
- uvula
A small soft piece of flesh which hangs down from the top of your mouth at the back
- gum
Your gums are the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed
Parts of the Hand
- nail
your nails are the hard smooth layers on the ends of your fingers
- middle finger
The longest finger on your hand
- ring finger
The finger, next to the smallest finger on your hand, that you traditionally wear your wedding ring on
- little finger
The smallest finger on your hand
- palm
The inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things
- wrist
The part of your body where your hand joins your arm
- forefinger
The finger next to your thumb
- knuckle
Your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands
- thumb
The part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things
