Sciencewood Ramesh Kumar P | Page 9

Pg.no. 9 02. Structure of Human Body Cheeks – the parts of your face between your nose and your ears Ears – the farthest part of our face, and the part of our body that hears sounds Elbow – a joint in our arm that means we can fold it almost in half Eyes – part of our face that can see things Fingers – five long, thin digits attached to the end of each of our hands Foot – the parts at the very end of our legs that we use to stand up, walk and run Forehead – the flat, hard area at the very top of our face, above our eyes Hand – the parts at the ends of our arms where our fingers are located that Figure 2.1 (Body parts) we use to pick things up, scratch an itch, wave hello and lots more! Heart – a very important muscle that pumps blood throughout our whole body, running our circulatory system Hips – the joints that attaches our legs to the rest of our body Intestines – part of our digestive system; where food goes after it leaves the stomach Knee – the joint in the middle of our leg that lets us bend it so we can walk and run Liver – one of our vital organs; one of its jobs is to makes important chemicals that help us digest Mouth – part of our face that we need to eat, talk and smile! Nose – part of our face that helps us breathe and smell things Shoulder – the joint near our neck that attaches our arm to our body, allowing it to move around Shin – the part of our leg below the knee Stomach – part of our digestive system; where food goes after we chew and swallow it Toes – five small digits attached to the end of each of our feet Wrist – the joint that attaches our hand to the rest of our arm, and allows our hand to move in lots of different directions