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SECTION 1

2 Body systems

Which body system are the following medical terms connected with?

1 movement, bonę, cartilage, ribs

SKELETAL SYSTEM

2	ova, menstruation, semen, oestrogen R	SYSTEM
3	hair, sweat, verruca, pustules I	SYSTEM
4	tbyroid, carriers, gland, neurosecretion E	SYSTEM
5	vein, valve, pressure, aorta C	R SYSTEM
6	peritoneal cavity, chewing, absorption, villi D E S Y S T E M
7	urea, bladder, cortex, nephron U	SYSTEM
8	striated, contraction, fibres, tendon S	M S
9	leucocytes, coagulation, anaemia, fibrin H
10	vessels, nodes, marrow, infection 1.	SYSTEM
11	neurones, sensitivity, brain, olfactory N	SYSTEM
12	bronchus, mucus, nose, ventilation R	Y SYSTEM

•    You may only know two or three words in the sets above, but that should be enough to identify the system.

•    Words spelt with oe or ae in British English (oestrogen, anaemia) take e only in American English spelling (estrogen, anemia).

3 Basic terms

SECTION 1

Mnich the definitions with the terms. Write the letters in the grid beiow.

1	the long-term results of an illness or treatment	a	disease
2	identifying several illnesses which the patient may have	b	symptoms
3	tliings wrong with the body which the patient complains of or experiences	c •	history
4	a study of the patient's body	d	examination
6	the causes leading to an illness	e	prevention
6	an unusual feature which may be worrying or dangerous	f	consultation
7	a meeting between patient and doctor to discuss problems	9	abnormality
8	the Identification of a particular illness	h	seąuelae
9	a change in the structure or function of the organs or tissue of the body	i	aetiology
10	taking away the cause of illness or flnding it early	j	complications
11	a group of signs which are characteristic of a particular illness	k	prognosis
12	additional problems to the original illness	1	signs
13	likely outcome of an illness	m	syndrome
14	a patient's medical background, problems, behaviour and lifestyle	n	differential diagnosis
15	what the doctor can see of the illness	o	diagnosis

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