Medicine & health part 3
Throughout the body
Anatomy The structure, shape, and parts of
organisms
Body The entire structure of an individual
Body hair Any hair on the body that does not grow on
the scalp
Bone The rigid of the skeleton that forms the
internal structure of the body
Cartilage A somewhat flexible structure tissue that
(kraakbeen) helps to form the shape of the nose and
ears and is an important part of most joints
Cell The smallest basic structural and functional
unit of the body capable of independent
function
Disc Any flat, circular portion of the body,
especially the dividers between the bones
of the spinal column
Duct A canal or passage in the body shaped like a
(Bijvoorbeeld traanbuizen) tube and used for carrying secretions
Flesh The soft tissue that covers the bones of the
body, mainly muscle tissue and fat
Joint A connecting point of two bones that
usually, but not always, allows for motion
Ligament A band of tough, fibrous tissue that
connects bones at a joint or supports an
organ
Limb One of the jointed extensions of the body
used for locomotion or grasping
Lobe A rounded subdivision of an organ or body
part
Membrane A thin, flexible layer of tissue
Muscle Body tissue that contracts to create
movement
Nerve A bundle of fibers that transmits signals
from one part of the body to another
Organ An independent body part consisting of
cells and tissues designed to perform a
specific function
Orifice A hole that opens into a bodily cavity
(Bijvoorbeeld neus, oor, mond, navel)
, Skeleton The hard structure that makes up the
framework of the body
Skin The protective outer covering of the body
Tendon A tough cord that attaches muscle to the
bone
Tissue A group of cells that performs a specific
function
Arms, shoulder, pelvis, and legs
Arm An upper limb, located between the
shoulder and the wrist
Biceps A muscle of the upper arm between the
shoulder and the elbow, mostly used to flex
the elbow and rotate the forearm
Elbow The joint in the arm between the forearm
and upper arm
Forearm The section of the arm between the elbow
and hand
Humerus The largest bone in the arm, extending from
the shoulder to the elbow
Radius The bone in the forearm between the
elbow and the thumb side of the wrist
Shoulder The joint connecting the arm to the torso
Shoulder blade A flat, triangular bone on either side of the
upper back, near the arms
Triceps A muscle along the back of the upper arm
Ulna The longer of the two bones in the forearm,
on the little finger side
Buttock The back of the hip that forms a rounded
mass of muscular tissue
Groin The space where the inner thigh connects
(De lies) with the torse
Hip The side of the body below the waist and
above the thigh, where the femur joins the
pelvis
Pelvis The part of the abdomen between the two
hip bones
Tailbone The small bone at the bottom of the spine
Calf The muscle located at the back of the lower
leg between the knee and ankle
Femur The bone of the leg that connects the knee
and the hip and is the largest, strongest
bone in the body
Fibula The smaller of the two bones in the lower
leg, between the knee and the ankle
Hamstring Any of the three muscles found behind the
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