# Bones & Organs Intermediate

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- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Theme: Health & Body
- Words: 14
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Body parts vocabulary for bones and internal organs, including the rib, the skull, the liver and the bowel, the parts of the body that show up on a scan…

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## Word list

* **thigh** /θaɪ/: The thick part of your leg between your hip and your knee. — “He pulled a muscle in his **thigh** during the race.”
* **calf** /kæf/: The thick muscle at the back of your leg below your knee. — “My **calves** ached after the long climb.”
* **rib** /rɪb/: A curved bone that helps protect your chest. — “He cracked a **rib** when he fell off the ladder.”
* **skull** /skʌl/: The bones of your head that protect your brain. — “The helmet protected his **skull** in the crash.”
* **nostril** /ˈnɑstrɪl/: Air goes into your nose through these two openings. — “He blocked one **nostril** and breathed through the other.”
* **liver** /ˈlɪvər/: The large organ that cleans your blood and helps you digest food. — “Too much alcohol can damage your **liver**.”
* **iris** /ˈaɪrəs/: The coloured ring around the dark centre of the eye. — “Each **iris** is as individual as a fingerprint.”
* **instep**: The curved upper part of the foot between toes and ankle. — “The strap sat across the **instep** and rubbed all day.”
* **shinbone** /ˈʃɪnˌboʊn/: The long bone at the front of the lower leg. — “A kick to the **shinbone** ends most arguments on a pitch.”
* **gullet** /ˈɡʌlət/: The tube food travels down from the throat to the stomach. — “Something lodged in his **gullet** and would not go either way.”
* **bowel** /ˈbaʊəl/: The long tube below the stomach where food is broken down. — “**Bowel** screening is offered from the age of fifty.”
* **colon** /ˈkoʊlən/: The lower part of the bowel, where water is absorbed. — “The scan showed inflammation along most of the **colon**.”
* **septum**: The wall of cartilage dividing the two sides of the nose. — “A deviated **septum** is why he has never breathed evenly.”
* **sinew**: The tough tissue joining muscle to bone. — “Every **sinew** in his neck stood out when he lifted it.”

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