Anatomy Vocabulary

ALSO bone marrow soft fatty tissue in the centre of a bone (Knochenmark)

a type of strong stretchy tissue found in humans in the joints and other places such as the nose, throat and ears: He has a torn cartilage in his knee. (Knorpel)

the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips: a small/narrow/tiny/large/thick waist (Taille)

the bones which form a bowl-shaped structure in the area below the waist at the top of the legs, and to which the leg bones and spine are joined (Becken)

the area below the waist and above the legs, or the joint which connects the leg to the upper part of the body: This exercise is designed to trim your hips and stomach. (Hüfte)

the part of your body that you sit on: She slipped and fell on her bottom. (Hinter, Gesäss)

[usually plural] either side of a person's bottom (Gesässbacke)

either of the two long parts of the upper body which are fixed to the shoulders and have the hands at the end: My arms ache from carrying this bag. (Arm)

ALSO underarm; the hollow place under your arm where your arm joins your body: sweaty/hairy armpits (Achselhöhle)

the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing which covers this area: Her arm was bandaged from the elbow to the fingers. (Ellbogen)

the lower part of the arm, between the wrist and the elbow (= the middle of the arm where it bends) (Unterarm)

the part of the body between the hand and the arm: I sprained my wrist playing squash. (Handgelenk)

the part of the body at the end of the arm which is used for holding, moving, touching and feeling things (Hand)

the inside part of your hand This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand. (Handinnenfläche)

one of the joints in the hand where your fingers bend, esp. where your fingers join on to the main part of your hand (Fingerknöchel)

the short thick finger on the side of your hand which makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily (Daumen)

ALSO index finger the finger next to the thumb (Zeigefinger)

ALSO nail the hard slightly curved part that covers and protects the top of the end of a finger (Fingernagel)

one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking (Bein)

the part of a person's leg above the knee (Oberschenkel)

plural femurs or femora SPECIALIZED the long bone in the upper part of the leg (Oberschenkelknochen)

the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bend: (Knie)

SPECIALIZED: patella the bone at the front of the knee joint (Kniescheibe)

SPECIALIZED: tibia the bone at the front of your leg, between knee and foot (Schienbein)

plural calves the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot: She's unable to play today because of a torn calf muscle. (Wade)

plural fibulas or fibulae SPECIALIZED the outer of the two bones in the lower part of the human leg (Wadenbein)

a small muscular cord just above the heel, connecting the heel bone to the muscles in the lower part of the leg (Achillensehne)

the joint which connects the foot to the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above the foot: I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle. (Fussknöchel, Fussgelenk)

the rounded back part of the foot (Ferse)

the bottom part of a foot which touches the ground when you stand or walk, or the bottom part of a shoe: a cut on the sole of her foot (Fusssohle)

the raised curve on the bottom of your foot (Fusswölbung)

any of the five separate parts at the end of the foot: your big /little toe (= your largest /smallest toe) (Zehe)

the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal (Zelle)

a group of connected cells in an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose and form the stated part of the animal or plant: human tissue / brain/lung/muscle/fat tissue (Gewebe)