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1. INNER HOLLOW MUSCULAR ORGAN PLACED WITHIN THE CHEST.

1. leg

2. neck

3. head

4. body

5. +the heart

6. +the central part of vascular system

2. THE …OF THE HEART IS AGAINST THE THIRD RIB.

1. back

2. front

3. +base

4. upper

5. behind

6. +bottom

3. BETWEEN THE FIFTH AND SIXTH COSTAL CARTILAGES.

1. +top of the heart

2. base of the heart

3. +apex of the heart

4. atrium of the heart

5. bottom of the heart

6. ventricles of the heart

4. THE WEIGHT OF THE HEART IS 300 GR

1. +in man

2. in baby

3. in child

4. in women

5. +in the male

6. in the female

5. THE HEART CONSISTS OF SEPARATE CHAMBERS

1. walls

2. forms

3. bones

4. organs

5. +atrium

6. +ventricle

6. THE RIGHT ATRIUM OF THE HEART IS… THAN THE LEFT ATRIUM.

1. +larger

2. thicker

3. smaller

4. +bigger

5. the largest

6. the smallest

7. THE RIGHT VENTRICLE

1. circle in form

2. conical in form

3. +triangular in form

4. quadrilateral in form

5. four-cornered in form

6. +three-cornered in form

The quantized text « The alimentary tract»

(by textbook Maslova A.M., Winestein Z.I., Plebeyskaya L.S.,

–Essential English for medical students. p.85

The alimentary tract

The alimentary tract is a musculomembranous canal about 8 ½ m (metres) in length. It extends from the oral cavity to the anus. It consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The liver with gallbladder and pancreas are the large glands of the alimentary tract.

The division of the alimentary tract

The first division of the alimentary tract is formed by the mouth. Important struvtures of the mouth are the teeth and the tongue, which is the organ of taste. The soft and hard palates and the salivary glands are also in the oral cavity.

From the mouth food passes through the pharynx to the esophagus and the to the stomach

Parameters

The stomach is a dilated portion of the alimentary canal. It is in the upper part of the abdomen under the diaphragm. It measures about 21-25 cm in length, 8-9 cm in its greatest diameter. It has a capacity of from 2.14 to 4.28 L (litres).

The small and large intestine

The small intestine is a thin-walled muscular tube about 6.5 metres long. It is located in the middle portion of the abdominal cavity. The small intestine is composed of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The large intestine is about 1.5 metres long. It is divided into caecum, colon, sigmoid and rectum.

The liver, the gallbladder, the pancreas

The liver is the largest gland in the human body. It is tin the right upper part of the abdominal cavity under the diaphragm. The weight of the liver is 1,500 gr.

The gallbladder is a hollow sac lying on the lower surface of the liver.

The pancreas is a long thin gland lying behind the stomach.