Woordenschat voor IELTS (Basis) - Body

a line of connected bones going down from your neck to tail bone in the middle of the back

wervelkolom, ruggenwervel

the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach

borst, thorax

special fake teeth that can be taken out of someone's mouth and used to replace teeth that are missing

kunstgebit, vervangende tanden

a piece of body tissue that is made tight or relaxed when we want to move a particular part of our body

spier

the area between the neck and the stomach

borst, torso

the back part of the foot, below the ankle

hak

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

gewricht, verbinding

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

long

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

any vital part of the body which has a particular function

orgaan

the structure of bones supporting the body of an animal or a person

skelet

the bony structure that surrounds and provides protection for a person's or animal's brain

schedel

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

taille, heup

the joint connecting the hand to the arm

pols

a body hormone produced in case of anger, fear, or excitement that makes the heart beat faster and the body react quicker

adrenaline

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

slagader

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

bloedcirculatie, bloedstroom

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

sleutelbeen, schouderbeen

the firm, pink flesh around the roots of teeth at the top and bottom of the mouth

tandvlees, kauwgom

the soft parts of the human body

vlees, vleesachtig

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

hormoon, hormonale stof

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

lidmaat, arm of been

a vital organ in the body that cleans the blood of harmful substances

lever, vitaal orgaan

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

pols, slaan

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

wervelkolom, ruggengraat

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

weefsel, spierweefsel

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

ader

the lower part of the body below the chest that contains the digestive and reproductive organs

buik, abdomen

the branch of science that is concerned with the physical structure of humans, animals, or plants

anatomie

a sac-like organ inside the body where urine is stored before being passed

blaas, urineblaas