The Faculty of Medicine – 1st year – Homework 5

Series ____ Group _____

Full name ___________________________________

Body tissues - Vocabulary practice I

1. Match each cell part with its function.

1. mitochondria A. control center of cell ________

2. ribosomes B. holds organelles of cell ________
3. nucleus C. digestive function ________
4. lysosomes D. responsible for energy production ________
5. cytoplasm E. formation of proteins ________

2. Match the characteristics of the tissue with its type.

1. contracts tissue A. nervous ________

2. transmits information B. epithelial ________
3. has an internal structural network C. muscular ________
4. is an internal/external body covering D. connective ________

3. Match the combining forms with their meanings.

1. fund(o) A. cavity/channel in bone/organ ________

2. lumen(o) B. pointed extremity of conical structure ________
3. sin(o) C. archlike structure ________
4. apic(o) D. base or deepest part of a hollow organ ________
5. vestibule(o) E. entrance/exit/recess for ducts/vessels ________
6. formic(o) F. space within an artery or tube ________
7. hil(o) G. largest, most important part of organ, body________
8. corpor(o) H. small space at beginning of a canal ________

4. Write the definitions of the following terms.

1. intraluminal ______________________________________________
2. hilar ______________________________________________
3. periapical ______________________________________________
4. antral ______________________________________________
5. vestibular ______________________________________________
6. fundal ______________________________________________

5. Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

If you feel like something just a little different in the way of a skiing holiday, why not try heli-
skiing in Canada? The last person I suggested (1) ______ , answered predictably, "What the hell is
that?' Its quite simple (2) ______ . Not only do you have to travel by helicopter to the ski lodge,
which (3) ______ the one I visited was (4) ______ buried in the Rocky Mountains, and is
inaccessible by road during the winter months, (5) ______ flying is also the only means of getting
to the slopes. So (6) ______ the familiar queue at the ski-lift, you radio for a helicopter. As it sets
down to pick you up, just make sure the blast of air from the rotors doesn't blow away your hat and
coat, and then off (7) ______ Somewhere in the snowy wastes the helicopter will deposit you and a
dozen (8) ______ onto a slope of virgin snow. The appeal is meant to be that it is a far cry from the
busy slopes of Europe and (9) ______ American ski resorts. You are fifty miles from the nearest
town, and there is nothing resembling a ski-lift or cable car, so you have to (10) ______ on legs,
skis and the helicopter. You might see the occasional mountain-goat or grizzly bear, but there won't
be hordes of people all dressed (11) ______ There are one or two (12) ______ however, apart from
the cost of flying all the way to Canada. Your friendly helicopter pilot might just put you down in a
fifteen-foot snow drift. Your guide might forget where the snow neatly disguises a hundred-foot
drop, or might warn you too late. (13) ______ is the freezing weather, which might ground your
helicopter and leave you stranded in the wilderness. (14) ______, though, the whole point is the
adventure, and the exhilaration of skiing in open country, on fresh powdery snow. So if the idea
attracts you, and you have about £4000 to spend on a week's holiday, and the skiing ability (15)
______ with the conditions, it might be just the thing for you.

1. A) going B) this to c) this D) they went

2. A) really B) skiing c) surely D) basic principle
3. A) just like B) quite near c) in the case of D) unlike
4. A) undoubtedly B) literally c) thoroughly D) utterly
5 A) helicopter B) and of course c) despite D) but the fact that
6. A) you join B) line up in c) in spite of D) instead of
7. A) you go B) your clothes c) it is D) the mountain
8. A) down B) others c) else D) or so
9. A) quite handy for B) the c) substitutes D) most other
10. A) keep going B) rely c) exist D) go for miles
11. A) up B) there c) the same D) at the very least
12. A) expenses B) disadvantages c) other points D) people
13. A) Another problem B) What remains c) One example D) And that
14. A) Last of all B) Although c) Finally D) In the end
15. A) to cope B) and you agree c) appropriate D) joined

6. Choose the most suitable word or phrase.

1) I inherited £10 000 in my uncle's ______ .

A) legacy B) inheritance C) will D) testament
2) The ______ price is always lower than the retail price.
A) wholesale B) bargaining C) cut D) budget
3) I still have three more ______ to pay on my motorbike.
A) shares B) donations C) installments D) contributions
4) We had to give the customs official a ______ not to inspect our suitcases.
A) fee B) reward C) bonus D) bribe
5) After my business failed, I was declared .......... by the court.
A) profitless B) bankrupt C) insignificant D) uneconomical
6) As soon as you buy a car, it starts falling in ______ .
A) cost B) worth C) value D) price
7) A multinational company has made a/an ______ to take over our firm.
A) bid B) venture C) investment D) estimate
8) We demanded pay rises to take account of the ______ of inflation.
A) figures B) percentage C) price D) rate
9) Things are going well. In fact, business is ______ .
A) soaring B) booming C) leaping D) rolling
10) I ______ you don't make as much profit this year!
A) assure B) challenge C) bet D) doubt