health Flashcards
the back part of the foot below the ankle
heel
the joint connecting the foot to the leg
knöchel
ankle
the lump at the front of the throat that sticks out, particularly in men, and moves up and down when you swallow
Adam’s apple
an injury to a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, caused by suddenly twisting it
to sprain ankle/wrist
to twist ankle/wrist
What is the differenz between ligament and tendon?
ligament: joins bone to bone (Band)
tendon: joins muscle to bone (Sehne)
to tear a ligament (Bänderriss) / a tendon (Sehnenriss)
a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
bruise (n)
to bruise (v)
the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
palm
a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck (=Rachen)
throat
sore throat (Halsschmerzen)
the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck (=Kinn)
chin
the act of putting a bone out of its normal position in a joint (=auskugeln)
dislocation (n)
to dislocate (v)
a dislocation of the shoulder
He dislocated his shoulder in the accident.
the top part of the leg between the knee and the hip (=Oberschenkel)
thigh
the top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down (=Schoss)
lap
There’s only one seat so you’ll have to sit on my lap.
either of the two bones at the bottom of the face that contain the teeth and move when you talk or eat (=Kiefer)
jaw
either side of the face below the eyes (=Wange, Backe)
cheek
each of the flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher (=Schläfe)
temple
