I. Vocabulary

matrix, n - матриця, форма;

mediator, n – посередник;

medullary, adj – мозковий;

multiplicity, n - складність; різноманітність;

muscle, n - мускул; м'яз;

nervous, adj – нервовий;

proprioceptive, adj – пропріоцептивний;

pump, v - качати; викачувати;

respond, v - відповідати; робити у відповідь; реагувати (to);

rigid, adj.- жорсткий,твердий;

semisolid, adj – напівтвердий;

sensory, adj - чутливий,сенсорний;

sheet, n - шар, широка смуга;

shield, n -щит; захист;

smooth, adj -гладенький, рівний; однорідний;

solid, adj -твердий (не рідкий);

spongy, adj - губчастий; пористий;

squamous, adj - плоский (лускатий);

stratified, adj – шаровий;

suspend, v - вішати, підвішувати;

tendon, и – сухожилля;

tissue, n – тканина;

trabecula (pl. -lae), n - трабекула, поперечка;

transmit, v – передавати;

visceral, adj - вісцеральний (що стосується нутрощів).

2. Translate and memorize the following words and phrases:

to pump the blood through the body; smooth muscle tissue; to transmit messages through the body; accessory structure; tendon; effector organs; excitation; respond to changes; multiplicity of cellular forms; intercellular connection (substance); complexity; arrangement of cells; cuboidal; stratified; to shield the cells; crystalline matrix; fibrous membranes and bands; rigid segments of the skeleton; medullary cavity; epiphyses of long bones; gelatinous marrow

3.Complete the sentences using one of the following medical terms. The first one has been done for you as an example.

1. When milk coagulates to form cheese, it changes from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

2. When Jodi put on the costume, she _______ the appearance of a human-sized mouse.

3. Water exhibits pluralism by existing as a _______, a solid, and a gas, sometimes all at the same time.

4. Paul's mother was _______ about his going skiing - especially because he had a history of flu.

5. Please, give me a _______ of paper to write down the answers.

6. The mass of _______ inside the skull of vertebrates is called the brain.

7. For every _______ in your body that causes a body part to move in a certain direction, an antagonist muscle exists to return the part to its original position.

8. Pain is earned by the _______ nerves to the central nervous system.

9. A _______ is often used to settle disputes between a company and a dissatisfied customer.

10. Fever is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, which are _______ by humans or animals.

11. The more traditional image of a gladiator is of a man in shorts and leather armour, carrying a _______ in one hand and a broad sword in the other.

12. The rules for raising children should be consistent but not really _______.

13. Rough means not _______.

4. Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms:

accessory dispatch

spongy articulation

multiplicity defence

gelatinous undertake

complexity complication

assume additional

transmit porous

rigid sinew

tendon neural

joint complexity

nervous hard

shield jelly-like