anterior view
shoulder
Upper limb joint articulating with the thorax; extremely mobile, the shoulder is capable of a wide range of movements.
knee
Joint that articutes the thighbone (femur) with the lower section of the leg (tibia).
pubis
Triangular protuberance of the lower abdomen; it is covered with hair at puberty.
navel
Scar in the shape of a small round depression, the result of severing the umbilical cord that connected the fetus to the mother.
toe
Each of the five terminal parts of the foot formed of various articulated bones and ending in a nail.
breast
Anterior section of the thorax containing the nipple; unlike in the female, the breast plays no role in the male.
nipple
Cone-shaped or cylindrical erectile protuberance of the breast surrounded by a pigmented area (areola).
ear
Organ of hearing that collects sounds; the inner ear is also the organ of equilibrium.
temple
Lateral portion of the head between the forehead, eye, cheek and ear.
forehead
Upper portion of the face between the eyebrows and the hair roots and extending between the temples.
ankle
Joint of the foot articulating with the leg, forming internal (tibia) and external (ulna) lateral protuberances.
groin
Depression resulting from the juncture of the lower abdomen and the thigh.
abdomen
Soft part forming the lower portion of the trunk and containing various organs of the digestive, urinary and reproductive systems.
thorax
Bony cage forming the upper portion of the trunk and containing the major respiratory and circulatory organs (lungs, heart).
armpit
Depression located beneath the shoulder between the arm and the thorax and covered with hair at puberty.
Adam’s apple
Protuberance of a man’s neck formed by the juncture of two strips of cartilage from the larynx.
face
Front portion of the head bounded by the hair, ears and chin.
skull
Bony structure enclosing and protecting the brain.
instep
Upper portion of the foot between the metatarsus and the ankle.
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