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Blood
Blood is vital, red-colored fluid found in humans and other animals that provides important nourishment to all body organs and tissues and carries away waste materials. Sometimes referred to as the river of life, blood is pumped from the heart through a network of blood vessels collectively known as the circulatory system. It travels through the arteries carrying oxygen from the lungs and glucose from the liver to every cell in the organs and tissues of the body. It returns to the lungs via the network of veins, having exchanged oxygen for carbon dioxide, a waste material. An adult human has about 5 to 6 liters of blood, which is roughly 7 to 8 percent of total body weight..... The rest of the lesson can be found in the textbook English for Students of Medicine by Dusica Lazic

Words to remember:
Albumin Gamma globulin Clot Elicit Neutrophil Monocyte Coagulation Fibrin Spleen Liver Antigen

Comprehension and discussion questions:

What is the function of the blood? What does the blood consist of? What is the role of plasma? Why are red blood cells so important? Describe the significance of white blood cells. Which cells begin the process of coagulation? What is the bone marrow responsible for? How many blood types are there? How is blood type determined? Why is it important to match transfused blood?

Find verbs which are related to the nouns listed below:

Circulation Concentration Attachment Coagulation Nourishment Constriction Formation Multiplication Occurrence Transfusion

Match the following phrasal verbs in column A with the corresponding meanings in column B:
A come down come on come over come round/to come through come up cut down on body in several places cut out cut to cut up B to reduce smth. to smth. less to regain consciousness to fall, drop or descend to continue to live after illness to begin to be felt (of pain, illness) to stop (someth. or doing smth.) to wound someone or part of the to be brought up from the stomach to reduce something out of necessity to have a result or effect on someone

Complete the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the list above:
Hospital waiting time must be....................the least possible. An attack of faintness...............................................him. Poor Jane is being sick again this morning, that light meal I gave her...................................in a few minutes. The practitioner told my husband to....................meat from his food. The child, running too fast,..........................and hurt his knee. The girl fainted, but she.....................when we threw drops of water on her face. Her face was badly............................in the car crash. The doctor advised Father to..............................smoking. Bill .................................his operation as cheerful as ever. He can feel the terrible pain...............................................

Complete the sentences by choosing either the Gerund or Bare Infinitive:

Make a point of.........................this important lesson. (learn/learning) I dont feel like......................this medicine just now. (take/taking) He had rather......................at home. (stay/staying) Nothing can make Steven...................his mind.(change/changing) Wouldnt it be worth..........................greater attention to this problem. (pay/paying) What would you have her...................now? (do/doing) We cant let this question.....................here. (rest/resting) Its no use......................that all over again. (discuss/discussing)

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