Professional English in Use, Medicine
Parts of the body 2
TUESDAY
19/01/2016
Jobs and Industries
 A: The abdomen
 B: The chest
 C: The pelvis
 Exercises
 Homework
The abdomen
 Ordinary English names (common names that doctors use)
But
 When an adjective is needed, they use an Anatomical word.
eg:
 Disease of the liver (hepatic disease)
 The pancreas have no ordinary name
 Pancreata
 Bowel = intestine (doctors use both of them)
 Small intestine= small bowel
 Large intestine= large bowel
The chest
 Respiration
 Airways
Larynx, trachea (windpipe), right and left bronchus, bronchioles
 Lungs
Left lung divided into 2 lobes
Right lung into three lobes
 Heart
The chest separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm
The pelvis
A doctor is explaining the function of the bladder to a patient:
Exercises
 Let’s do the exercises now
Homework
 Study unit 4 for next lecture
 Do the exercises carefully
 Write another paragraph about sickness.
Thank you 