The Body: English Vocabulary List

our or an animal's hands, legs, head, and every other part together

"The body needs water."

"The human body works better when it gets enough sleep."

the part of our body that is at the end of our arm and we use to grab, move, or feel things

"Raise your hand."

"He held the bag in his hand while walking quickly."

one of the two body parts that is connected to the shoulder and ends with fingers

"My arm hurts."

"He raised his arm to signal the taxi driver to stop."

the body part that is at the end of our leg and we stand and walk on

"My foot is sore."

"She injured her foot during the marathon, requiring immediate medical attention."

the top part of body, where brain and face are located

"My head hurts."

"He bumped his head on the low doorway, causing a sharp pain that made him wince."

each of the two long body parts that we use when we walk

"My leg hurts."

"He injured his leg during the football match last night."

the body part that is in the middle of the leg and helps it bend

"She fell and scraped her knee badly."

"He fell on his knee while playing soccer and had to leave the game with a painful injury."

the part of our body between our neck and our legs that we cannot see

"He has a pain in his back."

"He slept in an awkward position and woke up with a sharp pain in his lower back that made it difficult to stand up straight."

the body part inside our body where the food that we eat goes

"My stomach is full."

"My stomach started growling loudly during the meeting because I had skipped breakfast and had not eaten anything since dinner the night before."