Laryngeal prominence. The lump or protrusion in the human neck formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, seen especially in men.
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Navel. A rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth
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Either of the part of bones joining the breastbone to the shoulder blades
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A dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs
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A soft, rounded fleshy part hanging from the lower margin of the ear
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Thin hard areas at the end of each of your fingers
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The tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws. The alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues
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The back part of the human foot below the ankle. Also the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist
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The coloured part around the pupil of an eye
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Either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth
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Pair of organs found on either side of the spine, below the rib cage in the back. They filter waste materials out of the blood and pass them out of the body as urine, regulate blood pressure and the levels of water, salts and minerals in the body
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A pair of breathing organs located within the chest which remove carbon dioxide and bring oxygen to the blood. There is one right and one left
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A grinding tooth at the back of a mammal´s mouth
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Either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves
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A self-contained group of tissues that perform a specific function in the body (such as the heart, liver, stomach...)
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A very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or a similar hole on the surface of plants and rocks.
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Each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
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The front of the leg below the knee
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Either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat between two folds of soft tissue that bound the jaws
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The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate
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Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying blood from the capillaries towards the heart
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The joint connecting the hand with the forearm
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The part of the vertebrate body between the neck and the abdomen. Also thoracic cavity
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The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket
