UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS
Universidad del Perú. Decana de América
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
ESTUDIOS GENERALES
Session 3: THE BODY
NOUN AND VERB PHRASES
A. ANATOMICAL POSITION. Read the definitions and look for the words in the wordsearch.
I X C U W I N M P A R I E T A L
N R H H S S H Y I V D G B E A Q
T G J S U P E R F I C I A L X J
E X D R P A A G Q S H G N F R P
R A T G I L X V B C E V T M G R
N W Y M N M R D G E A E E E X O
A L Q O E T G Z J R L A R D A X
L K P D S D X J O A M U I A S I
P O P C O J I I V L T J O H Q M
Y I F R C L D A G E U F R F O A
I J S B O Y F D L B N O I N M L
A A A W L N K L Z A H T S H Y E
L G D R U Y E M E X T E R N A L
J E I N F E R I O R D G O A Q S
F G U G F E S A L A T E R A L D
1 a part located on or near the surface: __________ 8 lying on the back, face up: __________
2 a part is towards, or nearer, the midline of the body : 9 a part is towards the front (surface) : __________
__________
3 Inner: __________ 10 a part is closer to a print of attachment, or closer to
the trunk of the body than another part: _________
4 a part is below another part, or closer to the feet: 11 back of towards the back of the body: __________
__________
5 refers to the wall of a body cavity: __________ 12 Outer: __________
6 refers to internal organs or the covering of the 13 lying on the stomach, face down: __________
organs: __________
7 a part is towards the front of the body: __________
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Universidad del Perú. Decana de América
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
ESTUDIOS GENERALES
B. Using the adjectives in part A, complete the following
sentences.
1. The epidermis is the ____________________ (or outermost)
layer of the skin.
2. The elbow is __________________ to the wrist.
3. The ovaries are female ____________________ genital organs.
4. The ____________________ nose is the visible part of the nose.
5. The heart is __________________ to the sternum.
6. The __________________ pleura covers the lungs.
7. The __________________ pleura lines the chest wall.
8. The ears are __________________ to the eyes.
9. The heart is ___________________ to the vertebral
column.
C. Complete the following sentences about the parts of the human body.
inferiorly lateraly lateral (x2) anterior inferior
posterior proximal anteriorly posteriorly distal
1. The abdominal aorta is crossed anteriorly by the left renal vein, the pancreas and the root
of the mesentery.
2. The internal carotid arteries supply the ________________ part of the brain.
3. Each subclavian artery passes ___________________ over the first rib.
4. The cephalic vein arises on the _____________________ side of the hand and ascends on
the _________________ side of the foreman.
5. All ribs articulate _________________ with the vertebral column and arch obliquely round
the thorax.
6. The carpus consists of eight bones arranged in two rows, ________________ and
____________________.
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FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
ESTUDIOS GENERALES
7. _________________ the roof of the pharynx is continuous with the oesophagus.
8. The inferior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from parts of the body
_____________________ to the diaphragm.
9. The deep femoral artery is at first lateral and then __________________ to the femoral
artery.
D. Select the best answer and write the letter of your choice to the left of each number.
E. Read the text below. The functions of the words are already identified. Use brackets [ ] to
separate the noun phrases and verb phrases according to the algorithms studied in
class. The main words (nouns and verbs) to consider are in red. (Follow the examples).
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Universidad del Perú. Decana de América
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA
ESTUDIOS GENERALES
Cutting the Job in Half
[A(det) beginning(adj) student(noun)] in(prep) medical(adj) science(noun) [may(op) be(op)
surprised(verb)] by(prep) the(det) vast(adj) number(noun) of(prep) names(noun) and(conj)
terms(noun) that(conj) he(prof) or(conj) she(prof) is(op) required(verb) to(prep) learn(verb).
This(det) responsibility(noun) is(op) lightened(verb) somewhat(adv) by(prep) the(det)
fact(noun) that(conj) we(prof) are(verb) bilaterally(adv) symmetrical(adj); that(conj) is(verb),
aside(conj) from(prep) some(det) internal(adj) organs(noun) such(conj) as(conj) the(det)
liver(noun), spleen(noun), stomach(noun), pancreas(noun), and(conj) intestine(noun),
nearly(adv) everything(n) on(prep) the(det) right(adj) side(noun) can(op) be(op) found(v)
on(prep) the(det) left(adj) as(conj) well(conj). The(det) skeleton(noun) can(op)
figuratively(adv) be(op) split(v) down(prep) the(det) center(noun), with(prep) equal(adj)
structures(noun) on(prep) both(det) sides(noun) of(det) the(det) midline(noun). Many(det)
blood(noun) vessels(noun) and(conj) nerves(noun) are(op) paired(verb). This(prof) cuts(verb)
the(det) learning(noun) in(prep) half(noun).
In(prep) addition(noun), many(det) of(prep) the(det) blood(noun) vessels(noun) and(conj)
nerves(noun) in(prep) a(det) region(noun) have(verb) the(det) same(det) name(noun).
The(det) radial(adj) artery(noun), radial(adj) vein(noun), and(conj) radial(adj) nerve(noun)
are(verb) parallel(adj), and(conj) all(det) are(op) located(verb) along(prep) the(det)
radius(noun) of(prep) the(det) forearm(noun). Vessels(noun) are(op) commonly(adv)
named(verb) for(prep) the(det) organ(noun) they(prof) supply(verb): the(det) hepatic(adj)
artery(noun) and(conj) vein(noun) of(prep) the(det) liver(noun), the(det) pulmonary(noun)
artery(noun) and(conj) vein(noun) of(prep) the(det) lungs(noun), and(conj) the(det) renal(adj)
artery(noun) and(conj) vein(noun) of(prep) the(det) kidney(noun).
No(det) one(prof) could(op) say(v) that(conj) the(det) learning(noun) of(prep) medical(adj)
terminology(noun) is(v) a(det) snap(noun), but(conj) it(prof) could(op) be(op) harder(adj)!
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