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 small, narrow tube attached to the beginning of the large intestine
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 part of the face below the mouth and above the neck
the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels around 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
a hand closed tightly with the fingers bent into the palm
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
the flat part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline
the external sex organs of the body
the rounded back part of the foot below the ankle
the lower part of digestive tract responsible for food absorption
either of the two areas at the sides of the body between the waist and the upper legs
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 jawbone or the part of the face covering it
the flat area formed by the upper legs of a person who is sitting down
an arm, leg, wing, flipper, or similar jointed appendage of a person or animal
the network of neurons and fibers that interpret stimuli and transmit impulses from the body to the brain
a blood vessel that carries blood from the body toward the heart
a group of similar cells that work together to form a particular part of a human, animal, or plant
the upper part of the leg between the hip and the knee
the column of connected bones running down the back that supports the body and protects the spinal cord
the regular beating of the arteries caused by the pumping action of the heart
