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Word List: Internal system - list 2
- nerve, nerves [nɜː(r)v]
(noun) - Definition:
- an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of neurons)
- Example:
- A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses.
- nervous system, nervous systems
(noun) - Definition:
- an organ system that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions
- Example:
- The nervous system is a very complex system in the body.
- appendix, appendixes [əˈpɛn.dɪks]
(noun) - Definition:
- a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, located near the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine, without known function
- Example:
- The most common explanation for the appendix's existence in humans is that it's a vestigial structure which has lost its original function.
- caecum, caeca ['si:kəm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon
- Example:
- Some people need to have their caecum removed.
- Synonym(s):blind gut
- cell, cells [sɛl]
(noun) - Definition:
- the functional basic unit of life
- Example:
- The cell is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the building block of life.
- tissue, tissues [ˈtɪʃu]
(noun) - Definition:
- a group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job
- Example:
- Organs are formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.
- tonsil, tonsils [ˈtansəl̴]
(noun) - Definition:
- either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection
- Example:
- An infection of the tonsils is called tonsillitis.
- varicose vein, varicose veins
(noun) - Definition:
- an abnormally swollen or dilated vein
- Example:
- Many women have varicose veins.
- stomach, stomachs [ˈstʌmək]
(noun) - Definition:
- an organ that stores food in the process of digestion
- Example:
- He went home because he had a stomach ache.
- rib, ribs [ɹɪb]
(noun) - Definition:
- any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
- Example:
- In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest.
- skeleton, skeletons [ˈskelitn]
(noun) - Definition:
- the system made up of bones that provides support to an organism
- Example:
- The average adult human skeleton has around 206 bones.
- bone, bones [boʊn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates
- Example:
- Bones provide a frame to keep the body supported.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/body/internal-system/list-2/
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