HOW IT WORKS CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR MEDICINE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR MEDICINE

HOW IT WORKS

Match the half-sentences in column A with the half-sentences in column B to make 18 sentences which are correct, complete and true. The first one has been done for you as an example.

Column A		Column B
1	Fluid accumulates in the tissue …	a	... the acetabulum at the hip and the tibia at the knee.
2	The autonomic nervous system works ...	b	…the chest muscles relax and the lungs become smaller.
3	Cartilage is thick connective tissue which …	c	... as a man grows older.
4	A blood vessel is any tube (artery, vein, capillary) that …	d	… of patients suffering from dropsy.
5	The pituitary gland secretes hormones that …	e	... according to the ABO system.
6	The femur joins …	f	... deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
7	Expiration takes place when …	g	... lines the joints and acts as a cushion.
8	The pulmonary arteries take ...	h	... to digest fatty substances and to neutralise acids.
9	The trachea runs …	i	… is about 72 beats a minute.
10	Bile is produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder and used …	j	… derived from the carotid artery.
11	The colon is divided ...	k	.. when a person is asleep or even unconscious.
12	Holocrine glands ...	l	... to human life.
13	The prostate gland tends to enlarge ...	m	… carries blood round the body.
14	The very high frequency waves of ultrasound …	n	… from the larynx to the lungs.
15	Oxygen is essential …	o	... can be used to detect and record organs or growths inside the body.
16	The supply of blood to the sublingual region is …	p	... into four distinct sections.
17	The normal adult pulse …	q	... are secretory only.
18	Blood groups may be classified …	r	.… control the functioning of the other glands.

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