Body parts that start with P

Your palm is the inner part of your hand between your wrist and your fingers.

Patella is the formal name for the kneecap, a small round bone in the front of your knee. It helps protect the knee joint.

An animal's pelt is the skin and fur covering them. Animal pelts are often turned into fur coats.
Pelt is also a word for throwing a lot of missiles at something in a short space of time. Another word for pelt is bombard.

Phalanges are small bones in your fingers and toes. In your hands they help your fingers bend so you can pick things up, and in your feet they help you to walk.

The picture indicates the phalanges in your hand.

Phlegm is a thick mucus made in the throat and chest. It can be coughed up when you are sick.

Your pinky finger is the smallest finger on your hand.

Plumage is the name collectively given to all the feathers on a bird.

Your pupil is the black central part of your eye. The pupil is actually a hole in the center of your iris that lets light into your eye so you can see. Your pupil gets smaller when it is very bright, and big when it is dark. Some animals, like cats, have slit-shaped pupils not round ones.