Body Parts Names in Spanish! Learn useful names of human body parts in Spanish with picture to improve and enhance your vocabulary words. There are many reasons why you might be required to talk about the different body parts in Spanish, one such reason might be if you were admitted to hospital in a Spanish speaking country and needed to explain what the problem was.
There is a whole wealth of words used to refer to the body parts in Spanish and in this section, you will be learning how to refer to each body part. This will not only broaden your vocabulary but will also be an excellent way to better communicate and understand conversations in Spanish.
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Body Parts Names in Spanish
The Human Body in Spanish
First, let’s learn some of the basic terms for the human body in Spanish. Remember that Spanish words can be either feminine (as indicated by the definite article “la”) or masculine (as indicated by the definite article “el”).
Spanish | English |
el cuerpo humano | the human body |
la cabeza | head |
la cara | face |
el cuello | neck |
el pecho | chest |
el seno | breast |
el pezón | nipple |
la costilla | rib |
la espalda | back |
el abdomen | abdomen |
el estómago | stomach |
el ombligo | navel/belly button |
la cintura | waist |
la cadera | hip |
los glúteos | buttocks |
la vagina | vagina |
el pene | penis |
el brazo | arm |
la axila | armpit |
el antebrazo | forearm |
el codo | elbow |
el hombro | shoulder |
la muñeca | wrist |
la mano | hand |
el dedo | finger |
el pulgar | thumb |
la pierna | leg |
la ingle | groin |
el muslo | thigh |
la rodilla | knee |
la pantorrilla | calf |
el tobillo | ankle |
el pie | foot |
el dedo del pie | toe |
los dedos del pie | toes |
la uña del pie | toenail |
el dedo gordo | big toe |
el talón | heel |
la planta | sole |
el impeine | instep |
la uña | nail |
La piel | skin |
The Internal Organs
Next up, the internal organs!
Spanish | English |
los órganos internos | the internal organs |
la garganta | throat |
el pulmón | lung |
los pulmones | lungs |
el corazón | heart |
el hígado | liver |
el estómago | stomach |
la vesícula biliar | gallbladder |
la vejiga | bladder |
el riñón | kidney |
los riñones | kidneys |
el intestino delgado | small intestine |
el intestino grueso | large intestine |
el recto | rectum |
el ano | anus |
la matriz | uterus |
el útero | uterus |
la cerviz | cervix |
el ovario | ovary |
los ovarios | ovaries |
el escroto | scrotum |
el testículo | testicle |
los testículos | testicles |
la uretra | urethra |
la próstata | prostrate gland |
El apéndice | appendix |
The Head and the Face
Here is some useful vocabulary for talking about the head and the face.
Spanish | English |
la cabeza y la cara | the head and the face |
el ojo | eye |
la nariz | nose |
la boca | mouth |
la lengua | tongue |
la oreja | (outer) ear |
el oído | (inner) ear |
las pestañas | eyelashes |
la mejilla | cheek |
el cachete | cheek |
la barbilla | chin |
el mentón | chin |
la frente | forehead |
las cejas | eyebrows |
las encías | gums |
el paladar | palate |
los labios | lips |
los dientes | teeth |
el diente | tooth |
las amígdalas | tonsils |
las anginas
(used in México) |
tonsils |
el tímpano | eardrum |
The Skeleton
Finally, here are some of the names in Spanish for the bones in the human body.
Spanish | English |
el esqueleto | the skeleton |
el hueso | bone |
los huesos | bones |
la vértebra | vertebra |
la columna vertebral, la espina dorsal | spinal column |
el cráneo | skull |
la mandíbula | jawbone |
el esternón | sternum |
el húmero | humerus |
el carpo | carpus |
las falanges | phalanges |
la tibia | tibia |
el metatarso | metatarsus |
el radio | radius |
la clavícula | clavicle |
el cúbito | ulna |
el omóplato | scapula |
las costillas | ribs |
el hueso iliaco | ilium |
el cóccix | coccyx |
el fémur | femur |
la rótula | patella |
la fíbula | fibula |
el tarso | tarsus |
el calcáneo | calcaneus |
A few more words:
el músculo /muscle
la sangre / blood