Vocabolario Essenziale per il TOEFL - Il Corpo Umano
Qui imparerai alcune parole inglesi sul corpo umano, come "ormone", "fronte", "polpaccio", ecc., necessarie per l'esame TOEFL.
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a body hormone produced in case of anger, fear, or excitement that makes the heart beat faster and the body react quicker

adrenalina
a chemical substance produced in the body of living things influencing growth and affecting the functionality of cells or tissues

ormone
the human body

anatomia
a sack of tissue that is attached to the large intestine and is surgically removed if infected

appendice
the part under the shoulder that is hollow

ascella
any blood vessel, carrying the blood to different organs of body from the heart

arteria
the large muscle at the front of the upper part of the arm, which flexes the forearm

bicipite
a long flat bone at the center of the chest that connects the ribs and the shoulder girdle

sterno
the muscular part at the back of the leg between the knee and the ankle

polpaccio
an organism's smallest unit, capable of functioning on its own

cellula
the bone that is just below the eye

zigomo
the lowest part of our face that is below our mouth

mento
the flow and movement of blood around and in all parts of the body

circolazione
either of the pair of bones that go across the top of the chest from the base of the neck to the shoulders

clavicola
the hand with the fingers tightly bent toward the palm

pugno
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers

palma
the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hair

fronte
the external sex organs of the body

genitali
the back part of the foot, below the ankle

tacco
the lower part of digestive tract responsible for food absorption

intestino
each of the parts above the legs and below the waist at either side of the body

anca
a long, continuous tube in the body through which the food coming from the stomach moves and is passed

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

stomaco
a place in the body where two bones meet, enabling one of them to bend or move around

giuntura
the lower bone of the face containing the chin and the bottom teeth

mandibola
the upper part of the legs that form a flat surface when one is seated

grembo
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird

arto, membro
the network of neurons and fibers that interpret stimuli and transmit impulses from the body to the brain

sistema nervoso
any tube or vessel that carries blood to one's heart

vena
a group of cells in the body of living things, forming their different parts

tessuto
the top part of the leg between the hip and the knee

coscia
the row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body

spina dorsale
the rhythmic beating of the blood vessels created when the heart pumps, especially felt on the wrist or at the sides of the neck

polso, battito
(anatomy) the bony structure in the chest formed by the ribs which protects organs in the thoracic cavity

gabbia toracica
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