American Sign Language Vocabulary:
Anatomy IV
arm
Compare to the signs for "long" and "muscle."
elbow
Compare to the sign for "poor."
wrist
Compare to the sign for "earth."
hand ----------------------------- hands
Alternately, for "hands," simply repeat the movement with the hands reversed. Compare to "slow" and "comfortable."
finger
thumb
Compare to the sign for "senior."
fingernail
fist
leg
This is the fingerspelled word. Note that this signer does the "G" handshape with the thumb quite separate from the other fingers -- there is variation among signers. Other signers may pat the side of the thigh with the palm of the open hand to sign "leg."
knee
This is fingerspelled and then signed by pointing to the knee.
foot
Ha, ha. Just point to your own foot.
joint
This also means "join" or "connect."
hip
Compare to the sign for "shorts."
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