THE human BODY

الأسماء NOUNS

مخدر (عقار مخدر) anesthetic:
a drug used to make something numb
Dentists use Novocain, a kind of anesthetic, before drilling.


فجوة cavity:
a hollow place or hole; especially in a tooth
The dentist drilled and filled my cavity.

الدورة الدموية circulatory system
system responsible for circulating blood throughout the body
The heart is the main organ of the circulatory system.


عملية الهضم digestive system:
the system that breaks down food in the body
The digestive system includes the stomach, liver, and kidneys.


حشو filling:
material used to fill a cavity in a tooth
The dentist put a new filling in my tooth.


قلب Heart:
the organ that pumps blood through the body
Smoking can damage your heart.


حقن (إدخال) injection:
pushing medicine inside the body with a needle
The doctor gave me an injection for my sore throat.


رئة lungs:
parts of the respiratory system that regulate breathing
We have 2 lungs located in our chest.




عضو organs:
vital parts of the body that perform essential functions
The major organs of the human body include the heart, lungs, kidney, stomach, and liver.


عملية التنفس respiratory system:
system of the body that allows us to breathe
The respiratory system allows us to breathe in oxygen and eliminate (get rid of) carbon dioxide.


الهيكل العظمي skeletal system:
the bones inside the body
The skeletal system allows us to stand up.



جمجمة skull:
top bones covering the head
The hard skull protects the brain.


جراح surgeon:
a skilled doctor who performs surgery
It takes years of study to become a brain surgeon.


جراحة (العمليات) surgery:
medical operation
Heart surgery can repair a damaged heart.


الأفعال VERBS


يهضم break down
to make smaller
The stomach helps break down food in our bodies.


يتنفس breathe:
the action of moving air in and out of the body
Inhale: pull air into the lungs
Exhale: remove air from the lungs
It’s difficult to breathe if your lungs are damaged.

يدور circulate:
to move throughout
The heart circulates blood throughout the body.


يشفي cure:
restore to health
The doctor cured my sore throat with penicillin.


يرهب (يخيف) dread:
to fear
I dread the dentist drilling my teeth.


يثقب drill:
to make a hole with a drill
The dentist drilled my teeth.


يكسر fracture:
to break a bone
Ted fractured his leg in the accident.


يدخل inject:
to push into the body, usually with a needle
The doctor injected drugs into the patient.


يخدر numb:
loss of feeling
The dentist numbed my mouth with an injection of Novocain.


يسترد recover:
to get better
Ted recovered quickly from surgery.


ينظم regulate: control
The lungs regulate the amount of oxygen in our body.



يبقى حيا survive:
to remain alive especially after serious surgery
Mrs. Jones survived heart surgery.


الصفات ADJECTIVES

ذو علاقة بالاسنان dental:
concerning teeth or dentistry
I have a dental appointment tomorrow.


عقلي (ذهني) mental:
of the mind
Reading is a mental activity.


مخدر numb:
loss of feeling
The dentist made my mouth numb before he drilled my tooth.


مستقر stable:
unchanging
The patient’s condition is stable.


حيوي (أساسي) vital:
extremely important
The body’s vital signs include pulse rate, blood pressure, and
temperature.


حروف الجر PREPOSITIONS

طوال(على الدوام) throughout:
in every part
We drove throughout the city.