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2º Grado en Veterinaria

Facultad de Veterinaria
Universidad de Zaragoza

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 Exercise Unit 1
• Complete the following sentences using the appropriate word from those learnt in this part of the unit.
Conference on Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology will be held in May 2024 in Sydney,
1. The 18th International ...........................
Australia
Grant holders will receive their subsistence allowance on their European bank account from the EU university
2. .........................
involved.
Field trip
3. A....................................... is a University-supervised educational or instructional journey or excursion away from the
University campus that is organized for academic research or recreational purposes that are related to an approved
academic program or area of study.
Journal
4. The results of the research were published in a prestigious scientific......................
Assignment
5. Each week in our Scientific English for Veterinarians course we have to complete at home a little ...............................
related to the unit developed in the class sessions.
Bachelor degree
6. I am undertaking the Veterinary Science ...........................
Course
7. The canine Anatomy & Physiology....................................offers students the chance to gain a deeper understanding of
the canine body and how it works.
Carrer
8. I think I will finally opt for a professional ......................................... in the field of equine veterinary practice.
Webinar
9. I missed part of the Small Animal Dermatology................................. because the wi-fi went down for three hours.
Marks
10. Some professors are in the habit of deducting ................................. in exams for bad spelling or poor grammar.
Practical class the Genetics laboratory.
11. Last week I attended a 4-hour ...........................in
Notes
12. Taking ...................................... during teacher’s lectures can be quite boring.

• Using your experience from the first year and your knowledge of the degree you are following, complete the
following sentences using the words and phrases below: (Use “is known as”, “is called”, “is referred to as”).
Anatomy
1. The science which studies the structure of parts of the body ............
Bioquemistry
2. The study of the chemistry of living things........................ .........
Histology
3. The study of cells and tissue on the microscopic level...............
Genetics
4. The branch of biology that deals with heredity, especially the mechanisms of hereditary transmission ........................
Biology
5. The science that studies living organisms.............................
Pathology
6. The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences........................
Dermatology
7. The study of disorders of the skin .....................................
Parasitology
8. The study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them……………..
9. The study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on living organisms and the
Toxicology
ecosystem .........................
10. The science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or
Statistics
data.........................
11. The science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two...Physics
12. The branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and
Chemistry
reactions......................
Surgery
13. The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures ...............
14. The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in
Epidemiology
populations ........................
15. The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of
Radiology
disease......................................................
Phisiology
16. The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms ..................
Ethology
17. The branch of zoology that studies the behaviour of animals in their natural habitats...............
Animal welfare
18. The protection of the health and well-being of animals |...........................

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 Cytology
19. The study of the structure and function of plant and animal cells.....…………..
Ecology
20. The scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment...…………….
Reproduction
21. The science of how animals produce offspring....………………
Nutriotion
22. The science of how food is used by the body....…………
Aquaculture
23. Production of fish for human consumption....……………..

• Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate verb (and verb tense) of those listed below:

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hypothesize make discover do observe invent solve study prove collect

Doing
1. In the fourth year, students are assigned to laboratories, and most of them spend all their time ...............................
experiments
Observed
2. Scientists .................................................... that white mice that were fed seeds appeared to grow more than mice fed
the regular diet of green vegetables.
Invented
3. Jonas Salk, an American virologist, ....................................... the oral poliovirus vaccine.
Hyphotized
4 . General relativity is a theory that was......................................by Einstein between 1907 and 1915.
Proved
5. Keio University scientists ..............................that pigeons are able to discriminate video images of themselves.
Studied
6 . We .............................. the effects of aging of hens on some physio-chemical parameters.
Discovered
7. Zika, a flavivirus transmitted by mosquitoes, was..............................in 1947 in Uganda.
Collected
8. Blood and semen were....................................from animals known to be free of infection. 9. Researchers have
Solve
programmed a virulent microbe, the E. Coli, to potentially ..................... complicated mathematics problems.
10. The vaccine was not always effective because wrong predictions
Made
were..........................about which strains of virus would be the biggest problems.

• Translate the following sentences into English:

1. La semana próxima darán una conferencia sobre bienestar animal pero no podré asistir.
Next week a seminar about animal welfare will be given, but I won’t be able to attend.
2. No se pudo salvar la vida del perro atropellado.
The life of the run over dog could not be saved.
3. Cuando termine mi carrera me gustaría ser un interno en la unidad de urgencias de una clínica de pequeños animales.
When a finish my degree, I would like to be an intern in the emergency unit of a small animal clinic.
4. Todavía no existe un tratamiento eficaz contra esta enfermedad.
There is still no effective treatment for this disease.
5. El veterinario vacunó a todos los lechones de la granja.
The veterinarian vaccinated all the piglets of the farm.
6. En las prácticas de genética se hace diagnóstico del sexo mediante test de DNA en especies animales.
In the genetics practical classes sex diagnoses is made with DNA test of animal species.
7. La vicedecana de RR.II. ha organizado un seminario para informar de los distintos programas de movilidad en el
extranjero.
The vice-dean for IIRR has organized a seminar to inform about the different exchange programs abroad.
8. Debido al confinamiento, el curso pasado se cancelaron los seminarios presenciales.
Due the lockdown, in the previous academic year, in-persons seminar were cancelled.
9. Después de las clases prácticas se deben desinfectar todos los materiales.
After practical classes all the materials must be sanitized.
10. Debido a la pandemia el año pasado se hicieron muchas actividades online.
Due to the pandemic, many activities were done online last year.

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