Medical English

Chapter 1 - Human Anatomy

Unit 1 – Skeleton

Outline

I. Warm up
II. Meaningful vocabulary
III. Functions of skeleton
IV. Types of bones

I. Warm up

In your own words, how do you define skeleton? What is it made up of? What is the importance of it in
a body?

II. Meaningful vocabulary:

Osteon (Greek)

Os (Latin)

English words: osteology (骨科), ossification (骨化), osteoma (骨瘤).

Activity 1: By using the above three words, create a sentence each and say it to your tutor.

III. Functions of skeleton (Activity 2):

1. Bones a. the joint connecting a leg to the trunk of the body

骨头 将腿连接到身体躯干的关节

2. Bone marrow b. Pairs of curved bones, joint with spine

骨髓 双弯曲的骨头，脊柱关节
 3. Skull c. Give shape & support to the body
头骨 塑造和支撑身体

4. Ribs d. bone structure which covers the brain of animal or human

肋骨 覆盖动物或人类大脑的骨骼结构

5. Hip joint e. Manufactures blood cells

髋关节 生产血细胞

Talk about the significance of any one of the above mentioned part of skeleton.

IV. Types of bones (Activity 3)

Flat bones Long bones Irregular bones Short bones

The first type of bones are called ____________ which has an elongated shaft and two expanded ends.
The second type are termed ____________ which is usually cuboid. The third one named as _________
look like shallow plates, whereas one of the examples of ___________ are vertebra.

Answers to the blanks (on the next page):

1. Long bones
2. Short bones
3. Flat bones
4. Irregular bones

After class

Other words related to this topic:

Cervical /səˈvaɪkəl/ Orbital plate /ˈɔːrbɪt̬əl/ /pleɪt/

Cartilage /ˈkɑːt(ɪ)lɪdʒ/ Sponge /spʌndʒ/

See you in next lesson!