Gateway B2 - Unit 6

joint

a part of your body that can bend because two bones meet there

ankle

the joint between your foot and your leg:
break/twist/sprain your ankle

bone

one of the hard parts that together form the frame of a human, animal, or fish body

brain

the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move

chin

the front part of your face below your mouth

forehead

the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair

heart

the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body

heel

the curved back part of your foot

hip

one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist

kidney

one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste products from your blood and make urine

liver

a large organ in your body that produces bile and cleans your blood

lung

one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with

skin

the natural outer layer of a person's or animal's body

thigh

the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip

throat

the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach

toe

one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot

tongue

the soft part inside your mouth that you can move about and use for eating and speaking

vein

one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body

artery

one of the tubes that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body

wrist

the part of your body where your hand joins your arm

balanced

arranged to include things or people of different kinds in the right amounts

work out

to make your body fit and strong by doing exercises

checkup

a general medical examination that a doctor or dentist gives you to make sure you are healthy

pressure

the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in a place or container

allergic

having an allergy

relieve

to reduce someone's pain or unpleasant feelings

injection

an act of putting a drug into someone's body using a special needle

fatty

containing a lot of fat

processed

that food has substances added to it before it is sold, in order to preserve it, improve its colour etc

put on

to become fatter and heavier

obese

very fat in a way that is unhealthy

increase

if you increase something, or if it increases, it becomes bigger in amount, number, or degree

addicted

unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug

dizzy

feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down from a high place or because you are ill

shiver

to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened

treat

to try to cure an illness or injury by using drugs, hospital care, operations etc

prescription

a piece of paper on which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have, so that they can get it from a phramasict

get over

to become healthy after being ill

injure

to hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack

twist

to turn a part of your body around or change your position by turning

sprain

to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it

dislocate

to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident

fracture

if a bone or other hard substance does it, it breaks or cracks