Photo of a paw

Body parts that start with P

Parts of your body. Not all of these are human parts - people don't have tails and wings but they still qualify as body parts!
The palm of your hand.
Wesley Fryer / CC BY-SA

Pis forPalm

Your palm is the inner part of your hand between your wrist and your fingers.
Body parts
Generated image of an anatomical model indicating the pancreas
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Pis forPancreas

The pancreas is an organ that makes digestive juices that help break down food. It also makes hormones like insulin, which helps control blood sugar. You can find it behind the lower part of the stomach.
Body parts
Generated image of knee bones
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Pis forPatella

Patella is the formal name for the kneecap, a small round bone in the front of your knee. It helps protect the knee joint.
Body parts
Photo of a lion's paw
William Warby / CC BY-SA

Pis forPaw

A paw is a kind of animal's foot. Generally animals like cats, dogs and ferrets that eat other animals have paws. Animals that get eaten usually have hooves not paws. The paw in the picture belongs to a lion.
Body parts
Photo of a llama pelt
Pete Markham / CC BY-SA

Pis forPelt

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.
Body parts
Generated image of a pelvis overlaid on a man
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Pis forPelvis

Your pelvis is the bony cradle that is between your legs and your spine. The pelvis is the base support for your spine and upper body. It also protects organs like the bladder and helps you stand, walk, and move. You can feel it by pressing your hands on your hips.
Body parts
Generated image of arm bones with phalanges indicated
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Pis forPhalanges

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.
Body parts
Photo of a baby's philtrum
Rick Kimpel / CC BY-SA

Pis forPhiltrum

Philtrum is the small groove in the middle of a person's face between the nose and the upper lip. The picture is a baby's philtrum.
Body parts
Generated image of someone raising their pinky finger
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Pis forPinky

Your pinky finger is the smallest finger on your hand.
Body parts
Photo of blood cells
Dr Graham Beards / CC BY-SA

Pis forPlatelets

Platelets are small blood cells in your body. They help your blood clot so you stop bleeding when you get a cut. In the picture, the platelets are the small purple dots.
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And also ...

Palate, Paunch, Phlegm, Pinna