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the part under the shoulder that is hollow

armhåla

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

höft, höft (anatomi)

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

tempel, tempelområde

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

tumme

the hard smooth part covering the end of each toe

tånagel, nagel på tån

the hard smooth part at the end of each finger

nagel

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

led, fog

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

revben, revbenen

the bottom area of someone's foot

sula, fotbotten

the whole structure of the eye

ögonboll, öga

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

andas, andas in

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

blodcirkulation, blodflöde

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

sinne

the physical ability of seeing

syn, ögonblick

the ability to hear voices or sounds through the ears

hörsel, lyssnande

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

beröring, kontakt

the ability of nose to recognize smells

lukt, luktsinne

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

midja, midskepp

the ability that makes one able to distinguish different flavors

smak, sensation

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

hormon, hormonell substans

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

vävnad, muskelvävnad

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

nerv

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

gest, rörelse

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

tår, dropp

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

blodsocker, glukos i blodet

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

njure

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

lunga