Talking about the parts of the body in Spanish becomes much easier when you have the right vocabulary!
Luckily we don’t need to be medical students (unless you are one!) to learn all the terms.
We only need enough to explain how we feel—whether to a friend or maybe a doctor or nurse when traveling to a Spanish-speaking country.
After all, not everything is just weather-based small talk (speaking of which, check out the guide to weather vocabulary!).
While I hope you never need to visit a doctor abroad, it’s always better to be prepared, just in case.
Are you ready to learn the names of the parts of the body in Spanish? Let’s go!
Parts of the body in Spanish
You can practice the following words online or print this list and take it anywhere with you.
I suggest you try to memorize them by creating a meaningful example on your own!
List of parts of the body in Spanish
Cabeza = head
barba = beard
bigote = moustache
boca = mouth
cabello = hair
cara = face
cejas = eyebrows
cráneo = skull
cuello = neck
dientes = teeth
frente = forehead
garganta = throat
labios = lips
lengua = tongue
mandíbula = jaw
mejillas = cheeks
mentón = chin
nariz = nose
ojos = eyes
orejas = ears
párpados = eyelids
pestañas = eyelashes
nuca = nape
sien = temple
Tronco = trunk
barriga (or panza)= belly
pecho = chest
espalda = back
esternón = breastbone, sternum
mamas = breasts
ombligo = navel
tórax = thorax
torso = torso
vientre = abdomen
Cadera, cintura = hips, waist
genitales = sex organs
nalgas = buttocks
pelvis = pelvis
trasero = bottom
Brazos = arms
antebrazo = forearm
codo = elbow
dedos = fingers
hombro = shoulder
mano = hand
muñeca = wrist
uñas = nails
palma = palm
Piernas = legs
empeine = instep
dedos del pie = toes
muslo = thigh
pantorrilla = calf
pie = foot
planta = sole
rodilla = knee
talón = heel
tobillo = ankle
uñas = nails
Órganos = organs
apéndice = appendix
cerebro = brain
corazón = heart
estómago = stomach
hígado = liver
intestinos = bowels, intestines
páncreas = pancreas
pulmones = lungs
riñón = kidney
vejiga = bladder
Other human body parts in Spanish
artery = artery
carne = flesh
esqueleto = skeleton
huesos = bones
músculos = muscles
piel = skin
sangre = blood
vena = vein
And that’s all!
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