Useful Words about Your Body

　　The human body can be described in many different ways depending on its size and shape.  A thin body can be scrawny, slim, skinny, slender, bony or emaciated.A heavy body can be fat, plump, obese, chubby, stocky or corpulent.  Between these extremes are bodies that are shapely, curvaceous, svelte, athletic, average (for women) or trim, rangy, muscular, athletic, average (for men).  A person can be tall, short or of average or medium height.

　　The Human Head

　　A normal human head has hair covering its top, rear and upper sides. It has two ears, one on each side of the head.  The front of the head is called a face.  A face consists of a forehead across the top of the face, two eyebrows at the bottom of the forehead, and two eyes, one under each eyebrow.  Beginning between the eyes and extending downward is a nose.  The nose has two openings at the bottom called nostrils.  On either side of the nose are your cheeks.  Below the nose are the upper and lower lips.  The lips guard an opening called a mouth.  Inside the mouth are top and bottom teeth which grow out of the gums.  Growing from the bottom center of the mouth is a tongue.  Behind the tongue is an opening called a throat which leads to the lungs and the stomach.  Under the mouth is the front part of your lower jaw called a chin. 

　　The head is connected to the rest of the body by the neck.  In the front of the neck is a bump called your Adam's apple or voice box.  This bump is much more noticeable in men than in women.

　　Hair terms

　　Hair can be straight, wavy, curly or kinky.

　　Hair can be blond, brown, black, gray, white or red.  These colors can be divided into honey blond, strawberry blond, dirty blond, mousey brown,  reddish-brown (auburn), grizzled (like the beard above), salt-and-pepper.

　　Hair can be long or short or medium length.  It can be close-cropped or shoulder-length.  It can be permed, teased, dreadlocked, styled or natural.

　　Many people, mostly females, change the color of their hair.  They dye their hair or color their hair to give themselves a different appearance or to cover gray or white hair.

　　The person in the picture above has dark brown hair. (A woman with brown hair is called a brunette.)  The hair above is slightly wavy and medium-length. The person also has a neatly-trimmed moustache and a grizzled beard.

　　Face terms
　　Faces come in various shapes.  They can be oval, heart-shaped, round or square.  Faces can be described as being beautiful, pretty, striking, cute, interesting, handsome, average, plain, homely or ugly,

　　There are many muscles in your face that allow you to form many different expressions.  By moving or tensing the muscles of your jaw, your lips, your eyes, your forehead and other parts of your face,  you can look happy, sad, excited, curious, angry, bored, afraid, loving or worried.liuxuepaper.com