PARTS OF THE BODY

Topic

Introduction

1. This topic tests your vocabulary and knowledge in naming different parts of the human
and animal's body. Reading is the best way to enrich your vocabulary in naming them.
2. The human body is the entire structure of a human organism that consists of the head, the
body and the legs.
3. Most animal body structure consists of the head, thorax and the abdomen.
4. In an animal's body the section between the head and the abdomen is called the thorax.
5. Both in the human and animal's body. The abdomen is the section of the body that
contains the stomach.
6. The

human's

body

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j) others

the

can

be

divided

into

whole

many

parts

body
head
face
eye
mouth
arm
hand
leg
foot

Parts Of The Body Of Human

1. Parts
Of
The
Body
(a) The human body can be divided into three section, the head, body and the leg.
(b) The section called the body can be further divided into two parts that are the chest and

the

stomach.

2. Head
(a) The human head can be divided into three parts, the hair, the ear and the face.

3. Face
(a)
The
human
face
consists
of
the
:
eyes
=
used
as
the
sense
of
sight.
ears
=
used
as
the
sense
for
hearing
or
sound.
nose
=
used
as
the
sense
for
smell.
mouth
=
used
as
the
sense
for
taste.
(b)
The
other
feathers
on
a
human
face
are
as
labelled.

4. Eye
(a) The human eyes used for the sense of sight have these features
- The eyebrows is the name for the growth of hair just above the eyes.
- The skin under the eyebrows that covers the eyeballs is called the eyelids.
The
eyelids
serve
to
open
or
close
the
eye.
- The hair at the end of the eyelids is called the eyelashes.
- At the centre of the eyeball is a dark area called the pupil.
- The pupils of the eyes comes in many different colours which are black, brown, light
brown, deep blue, icy or light blue, grey and hazel which is a shade of green.

5. Mouth
(a) The

parts

of

the

human

mouth

are

the

lips,

teeth

and

tongue.

6. Arm
(a) The human arm consists of the upper arm and the lower
(b) The upper and the lower arm are connected by the

arm.
elbow.

(c)

The

hands

is

located

at

the

end

of

the

lower

arm.

7. Hand
(a) The hands is made up of sections called the palm and the digits or fingers.

8. Leg
(a) The upper part of the human leg is called the thigh and the lower part is made up of
the
calf,
ankle
and
the
foot.

9. Foot
(a) The different section of the human foot are the heel, arch, sole and the toes.

10. Others
Beard
(a) The growth of hair on an adult male human person is called a beard.

Moustache
(b) The growth of hair between the upper lip and the nose is called a moustache.

Spine
(c) The spine is the section of bones starting from the end of the abdomen up to the head.
The spine helps to support the human body keeping it upright.

Chest
(d) The chest is the human equivalent of the animal's thorax and is the section that is
above
the
stomach.

Stomach
(e) The stomach is the human equivalent to the animal's abdomen although the section
containing
the
stomach
is
sometimes
called
the
abdomen.

Parts Of The Body Of Animals

1. The animal kingdom is made up of Mammal, Reptile, bird, fish and insect.
2. The body of most animal can be divided into three sections which are the head, thorax
and the abdomen.
3. The thorax is the part of the body of an animal that is located between the head and the
abdomen.

Mammal

1. The mammal family of animals has certain common characteristics that is found within
the
family
and
they
are
as
follows
Mammals
are
warm
blooded
animals.
Mammals
give
birth
to
their
young.
Mammals
feed
their
young
with
milk.
Mammals
make
their
home
both
on
land
and
in
water.
Examples

of

the

body

parts

of

mammal

(a)
Furry
mammal
This group of mammal lives by eating meat of other animals. Animals like cats, tigers,
lions, bears and dogs have body parts that are as shown below.

(b)
Plant
eating
mammal.
Plant eating mammals have a common feature that is a set of horns on their head. Same
examples are the cattle, buffaloes, deers, goats, sheep, deer and antelopes.

(c)
Mammals
that
live
in
water.
Some mammals live in the water. Their bodies look a lot like a fish. Examples of these
mammals
are
the
whales,
dolphins,
walruses
and
seals.

(d)

Mammal

that

flies

Bats

are

mammals

that

can

fly.

bat

looks

almost

like

bird.

Reptiles

1. Reptiles also belong to the animal kingdom.

2. Reptiles are cold blooded.
3. Reptiles do not reproduce by giving birth but by laying eggs and incubating them.
4. Reptiles

have

Examples
(a)

The

of
main

scales
the

characteristic

on

body
of

their

parts
reptile

is

of
the

scales

body.
a

on

reptile
their

body.

Birds

1. Birds are also a member of the animal kingdom.

2. Birds are warm blooded.
3. Birds have feathers covering their body.
4. Birds do not give birth but their babies hatched from eggs.
5. Birds

too

have

scales

Fish

1. Fish are a family of animals that make water their home.

2. Fish have scales to protect their body.

on

their

legs.

3. Fish use their fins to move through the water.

4. A

baby

fish

is

called

fry

and

is

hatched

from

eggs.

Insects

1. Insects are small animals whose bodies can be easily divided into three sections.
2. All insects have three pairs of legs and a pair of feelers on their head.
3. Some

insects

have

wings

and

can

fly.

Other animals

1. Some animals have soft bodies and needs protection, thus they carry amours on their
bodies.
2. There

animals

have

hard

shells

to

protect

their

bodies.