B1 Woordenlijst - Het menselijk lichaam

the part under the shoulder that is hollow

oksel

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

heup, heup (anatomie)

one of the two flat areas between the eyes and the ears

tempel, slaapgebied

the thick finger that has a different position than the other four

duim

the hard smooth part covering the end of each toe

teennagel, nagel van de teen

the hard smooth part at the end of each finger

vingernagel

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

gewricht, verbinding

each of the curved bones surrounding the chest to protect the organs inside

rib, ribben

the bottom area of someone's foot

zool, voetzool

the whole structure of the eye

oogbol, oog

to take air into one's lungs and let it out again

ademhalen, inademen

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

bloedcirculatie, bloedstroom

any of the five natural abilities of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste

zin

the physical ability of seeing

zicht, visie

the ability to hear voices or sounds through the ears

gehoor, horen

the ability of knowing what something feels like by placing one's hands or fingers on it

raak, aanraking

the ability of nose to recognize smells

reukvermogen, zin voor geur

the part of the body between the ribs and hips, which is usually narrower than the parts mentioned

taille, heup

the ability that makes one able to distinguish different flavors

smaak, proef

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

hormoon, hormonale stof

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

weefsel, spierweefsel

each of a group of long thread-like structures in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body, sensing things is a result of this process

zenuw

a movement of the hands, face, or head that indicates a specific meaning

gebaar, beweging

a small drop of salty liquid that comes out of one's eye when one is crying

traan, druppel

the amount of glucose in a person or animal's blood

bloedsuiker, bloedglucose

each of the two bean-shaped organs in the lower back of the body that separate wastes from the blood and make urine

nier

each of the two organs in the chest that helps one breathe

long