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Human Body Vocabulary Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It's based on our human body vocabulary page in our English for Work series.

1. Your tonsils can get swollen when you have a sore

thigh
toe
throat
a) thigh b) toe c) throat

2. The _______ is a joint that connects the upper arm and the forearm.

elbow
ankle
wrist
a) elbow b) ankle c) wrist

3. My Dad's little _______ was lost in the accident.

thumb
toe
shoulder
a) thumb b) toe c) shoulder

4. The patient lost so much weight his _______ were sunken in.

calves
ears
cheeks
a) calves b) ears c) cheeks

5. We'll put a cool cloth on your _______ to get your fever down.

forehead
tongue
knees
a) forehead b) tongue c) knees

6. Another word for "belly button" is

nipple
navel
uterus
a) nipple b) navel c) uterus

7. The newborn is getting his _______ changed in the nursery.

buttocks
nappy
shin
a) buttocks b) nappy c) shin

8. She may never walk again because her _______ was so badly injured.

uterus
spine
finger
a) uterus b) spine c) finger

9. The _______ on his knee was scraped off when he hit the road.

joint
gum
skin
a) joint b) gum c) skin

10. Your grandfather will be able to walk better after his _______ surgery.

chin
wrist
hip
a) chin b) wrist c) hip

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