ankle (n):  the joint between the foot and the leg
anus (n):  the opening where food exits the body
appendix (n):  a narrow tube at the top of the large intestine that has no function
artery (n):  a tube that delivers blood to the body
bladder (n):  the sack that holds urine
blood (n):  the red liquid that feeds every cell of the body
bone (n):  the hard interior structure of the body
bowels (n):  the small and large intestines
     colon (n):  the bottom part of the large intestine
     intestine (n):  the tube that carries food waste from the body
     bowel movement (BM) (n):  the solid waste from the body
buttocks (n):  the muscles at the back of the body that you sit on
breast (n):  the source of milk
brain (n):  the grey matter in the head responsible for thinking
cartilage (n):  the whitish connective tissue between bones
cell (n):  the smallest unit of a body
chest (n):  the upper front of the torso
colon (n):  the upper part of the large intestine
digestion (n):  the body’s process of making use of food
digit (n): one of five extensions of the hand or foot.
elbow (n):  the joint between the upper and lower arms
eye (n):  the part of the head that sees
     cornea (n):  the clear part of the eye that covers the iris and pupil
     lens (n):  the part behind the iris that focuses the image
     retina (n):  the back of the eye that receives images
     iris (n):  the colored part of the eye
     pupil (n):  the opening at the center of the iris
     optic (adj):  of or related to the eye
finger (n):  one of five digits on the hand
fingernail (n):  the hard material at the end of the finger
gland (n):  an organ that produces a substance that the body needs
gums (n):  the tissue at the base of the teeth
heal (n):  the back part of the foot
heart (n):  the organ that pumps blood to the body
     aorta (n):  the large blood vessel where blood exits the heart
     cardiac (adj):  of or related to the heart
hip (n):  the bone on the lower side of the torso below the waist
hormone (n):  a production of a gland that helps the body function
intestine (n):  the tube that connects the stomach and the anus
joint (n):  the connection between bones that allows movement
kidney (n):  the organ that produces urine
     renal (adj):  of or related to the kidneys
knuckle (n):  one of three joints in the finger
liver (n):  the organ that cleans the blood
     hepatic (adj):  of or related to the liver
lungs (n):  the organs that take in air
     pulmonary (adj):  of or related to the lungs
     respiration (n):  the process of breathing
metabolism (n): the process in a cell that produces energy
     metabolic (adj):  of or related to metabolism
muscle (n):  the soft tissue that allows movement in the body
nerve (n):  a long tissue that relays information from the body to the brain.
nose (n):  the part of the face that breathes and smells
     nasal (adj):  of or related to the nose
     nostril (n):  one of two openings in the nose
     olfactory (adj):  of or related to the sense of smell
organ (n):  a structure of the body that performs a specialized function
pelvis (n):  the hip bone structure
penis (n):  the male sexual organ
rectum (n):  the bottom straight part of the large intestine
ribs (n):  the bones that enclose the chest
shoulder (n):  the joint between the torso and the arm
skeleton (n):  all of the bones of the body together
skin (n):  the organ on the outside of the body
skull (n):  the bone around the head
spinal column / backbone:  the bones of the back
spinal cord (n):  the nerve that runs down the backbone
stomach (n):  the organ that receives food
tendon (n):  the tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
throat (n):  the tube that connects the mouth with the stomach
toe (n):  one of five digits on the foot
toenail (n):  the hard end of a toe
tongue (n):  the muscle in the floor of the mouth
tonsils (n):  the tissue on each side of the throat that is often removed
tooth (n):  the hard tissue in the mouth that allows chewing
     incisor (n):  one of the four top or four bottom front teeth
     molar (n):  one of the flat teeth in the back of the mouth
torso (n):  the central part of the body apart from the arms and legs
urine (n):  liquid waste from the body
uterus / womb (n):  the place where babies grow
vagina (n): the female sexual organ
vein (n):  a tube that returns blood to the heart
waist (n):  the soft part of the body above the hips
wrist (n):  the joint between the hand and the arm