El cuerpo (The Body)

Las partes del cuerpo	The parts of the body
la cabeza	the head
la piel	the skin
las cejas	the eyebrows
el ojo	the eye
la oreja	the (outer) ear
el oído	the hearing
la nariz	the nose
el bigote	the mustache
la boca	the mouth
la lengua	the tongue
la barbilla	the chin
el cuello	the neck
la nuca	the back part of the neck
el pelo/ cabello	the hair
la espalda	the back
el pecho	the chest
la mama/la teta (vulgar)	the breast
la barriga/abdomen	the abdomen
la ingle	the groin
el brazo	the arm
el hombro	the shoulder
el codo	the elbow
el antebrazo	the forearm
la mano	the hand
la muñeca	the wrist
el dedo	the finger, the toe
las uñas	the nails, the fingernails, the toenails
las piernas	the legs
la rodilla	the knee
el pie/los pies	the foot/the feet
el estómago	the stomach
el corazón	the heart
el pulmón	the lung
la garganta	the throat

In Spanish, possessives are used much less frequently than in English when relating to body parts and clothes.

Le duele la cabeza = his/her head aches
Mírame a los ojos = look at my eyes
Tienes rota la camisa = your shirt is torn

A sentence like “le duele su cabeza” sounds artificial. However, probably due to badly translated television movies, you can hear “dame tu mano” instead of “dame la mano” (give me your hand).

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