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Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - The Human Body
Here you will learn some English words about the human body, such as "hormone", "forehead", "calf", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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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
a chemical substance produced in the body of living things influencing growth and affecting the functionality of cells or tissues
the human body
a sack of tissue that is attached to the large intestine and is surgically removed if infected
the part under the shoulder that is hollow
any blood vessel, carrying the blood to different organs of body from the heart
the large muscle at the front of the upper part of the arm, which flexes the forearm
a long flat bone at the center of the chest that connects the ribs and the shoulder girdle
the muscular part at the back of the leg between the knee and the ankle
an organism's smallest unit, capable of functioning on its own
the bone that is just below the eye
the lowest part of our face that is below our mouth
the flow and movement of blood around and in all parts of the body
either of the pair of bones that go across the top of the chest from the base of the neck to the shoulders
the hand with the fingers tightly bent toward the palm
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers
the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hair
the external sex organs of the body
the back part of the foot, below the ankle
the lower part of digestive tract responsible for food absorption
each of the parts above the legs and below the waist at either side of the body
a long, continuous tube in the body through which the food coming from the stomach moves and is passed
the body part inside our body where the food that we eat goes
a place in the body where two bones meet, enabling one of them to bend or move around
the lower bone of the face containing the chin and the bottom teeth
the upper part of the legs that form a flat surface when one is seated
an arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
the network of neurons and fibers that interpret stimuli and transmit impulses from the body to the brain
any tube or vessel that carries blood to one's heart
a group of cells in the body of living things, forming their different parts
the top part of the leg between the hip and the knee
the row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body
the rhythmic beating of the blood vessels created when the heart pumps, especially felt on the wrist or at the sides of the neck
(anatomy) the bony structure in the chest formed by the ribs which protects organs in the thoracic cavity
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