hair – Use the right thumb and index finger to tug at a section of the hair on the right side of the head.
hands – First form both hands into the letter B of the sign language alphabet with the palms facing the body. Tap the left wrist with the pinky of the right hand. Then tap the right wrist with the pinky of the left hand.
head – Place the right fingertips on the top of the head with the palm facing down. Move the hand down the side of the face to the chin.
heel – Begin my holding the left hand in front of the chest with the fingers together and the palm facing down. Form the right hand with the middle, ring, and pinky fingers folded onto the palm and the thumb and index fingers spread to form the letter L. Tap the right thumb onto the bottom of the left wrist twice.
hip – Curl the right arm around the right side of the body so that the right palm faces up. Touch the right hip with the right fingertips.
knee – First spell the word K-N-E-E with the sign language alphabet. Then point to down towards the knee.
leg - First form both hands into the letter B of the sign language alphabet with the palms facing each other and the fingertips pointed towards the ground. Place the right hand in front of the right hip and the left hand in front of the center of the body. Move both hands down the right leg.
mouth – Trace a circle around the mouth with the right index finger.
neck – First form the right hand with the fingers together and the palm facing down. Tap the right side of the neck with the right fingertips.
nose – Tap the nose twice with the right index finger.
penis – First form the right hand into the letter P of the sign language alphabet. Then tap the middle finger on the nose twice.
shoulder – Tap the left shoulder twice with the fingers and palm of the right hand.
toes – Hold the hands in front of the body at waist level with the wrists bent and the palms facing toward the body. Tuck the thumbs onto the palms of the hands. Wiggle the fingers.
vagina – Begin by forming both hands with the middle, ring, and pinky fingers folded onto the palms. Spread the thumb and index fingers to form the letter L on both hands. Invert the hands so that the index fingers point down. Then hold the hands in front of the abdomen and tap the index fingers and thumbs together twice.
waist – First form the letter Q of the sign language alphabet with both hands. Place the thumbs and index fingers around the bellybutton. Move the hands apart from each other along the waist.
wrist – Hold the right fist in front of the face. Pinch the right wrist between the left thumb and index fingers. The other fingers of the left hand should curl loosely onto the left palm.
The accompanying printable vocabulary sheet of medical terms in American Sign Language is available for download at Body Parts ASL Vocabulary Sheet.
For free online ASL dictionaries demonstrating the signs for body parts described above through photographs and videos, please consult: