Human Anatomy

While some of the human anatomy is covered in Duolingo’s Medical lesson, there are obviously many more terms to learn. Below are some visual diagrams and an extended vocabulary list for your learning convenience.

Some terms not included in the diagram above, but may prove helpful:

• il corpo (body)
• il cranio (skull)
• la mascella (jaw)
• l’addome (abdomen)
• l’inguine (groin)
• lo schiena (back)
• la pelle (skin)
• l’osso (bone)

TIPS: The human chest is most often referred to as il petto, but sometimes il torace (thorax). Similarly, lo stomaco (stomach) can be also be referred to as la pancia (belly, tummy).

Some terms not included in the diagram above, but may prove helpful:

• il ciglio (eyelash)
• l’unghia (nail)
• il labbro (lip)
• il dente (tooth)
• la lingua (tongue)

TIPS: While il calcagno (actual heel bone) and il tallone (region of the foot that includes the heel bone) are often used as synonyms, they do have slightly different meanings.

The Italian terms la faccia and il viso (face) are purely synonyms (with subtle negligible uses).

The plural form of some body parts do not conform to conventional rules and will need to be learned through memorization and experience.

• l’orecchio (ear) → le orecchie (ears)
• il braccio (arm) → le braccia (arms)
• il dito (finger) → le dita (fingers)
• il ginocchio (knee) → le ginocchia (knees)
• il labbro (lip) → le labbra (lips)

VOCABULARY

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