UNIT 4 – LISTENING & SPEAKING (2 hours)

ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES – GP Y1

BODY PARTS &

ANATOMICAL TERMS
Editor: Nguyen Hoang Quynh Mai
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1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES
2. LISTENING EXERCISES
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES
neck nape trunk limb
sole palm tongue waist
cheek chin pupil iris
wrist elbow axilla ankle
shin calf transverse sagittal
superior inferior anterior posterior
medial lateral proximal superficial
1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES

In standard anatomical position, the limbs are placed

similarly to the supine position imposed on cadavers during
autopsy.

Because animals can change orientation with respect to

their environments and appendages can change position with
respect to the body, positional descriptive terms refer to the
organism only in its standard anatomical position to prevent
confusion.
1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES

The basis for the standard anatomical position in humans

comes from the supine position used for examining human
cadavers during autopsies. Dissection of cadavers was one of
the primary ways humans learned about anatomy throughout
history, which has tremendously influenced the ways by which
anatomical knowledge has developed into the scientific field of
today.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE

VIDEO 1: Body Planes and Sections: Frontal, Sagittal,

Oblique, Transverse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EjklfLrEW8
Listen to this video twice, and fill in the blanks
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
1. The body planes and _______ help us understand the different ways in
which the body can be viewed when cut into sections.
2. The acronym “soft” _______ sagittal, oblique, frontal and transverse
planes, four major types of body planes.
3. The sagittal and frontal planes are ______ running from top to bottom.
4. We have sagittal _______ on our skull which divides it into left and right
sides.
5. Transverse plane is the only plane that horizontally dividing the body or
structure into a _________ and inferior half.
6. Frontal plane is a plane that runs ________ from top to bottom and it
divides the body into a front and a back side.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE

VIDEO 2: Why sitting is bad for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEl8KrMz14
Listen to this video twice, and fill in the blanks
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
1. Sitting for brief _______ can help us recover from stress or recuperate
from exercise.
2. The body's unique physical structure gives us the ability to stand up
straight against the pull of ________.
3. Your spine is a long structure made of bones and the ________ discs
that sit between them.
4. Around the skeleton are the muscles, nerves, arteries and veins that
form the body's soft ________ layers.
5. Being stationary reduces blood flow and the amount of oxygen
entering your __________ through your lungs.
6. So what seems like such a ________ habit actually has the power to
change our health.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
SHORT TALK

1. The standard anatomical position is useful when comparing

members of different species. (T/F)
2. An example of relative location in the anatomical position is:
A. caudal refers to features closer to the head.
B. proximal refers to a feature that is closer to the torso
C. lateral indicates features closer to the midline.
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBE THE PICTURE
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBE THE PICTURE
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Introduce parts of the arm.
2. Introduce parts of the leg.
3. Introduce main parts of the human body.
4. Describe anatomical position.
5. What are anatomical planes?
6. Describe the position of some organs in the body using
directional terms.
QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS