B O N E S , M U S C L E S , J O I N T S .

PRE-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS:

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation:

Calcium [‘kælsiәm]

Muscle [‘mΛsl]

Cancellous [‘kænsәlәs]

Trabeculae [trә’bekjuli]

Fibrous [‘faibrәs]

Partially [‘pa:∫әli]

Synovial [si’nouviәl]

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary:

Exercise 6. Translate the following word combinations:

The spinal cord, the reproductive organs, the musculoskeletal system, physical activities, the living tissue, the protein collagen, compact bone, a mesh-like network, fibrous straps, a rubbery substance, cord-like tissues

Exercise 7. Read and translate the text:

Bones, muscles, joints.

From our head to our toes, our bones provide support for our bodies and help form our shape. The skull protects the brain and forms the shape of our face. The spinal cord is protected by the backbone, or spinal column. The ribs form a cage that shelters the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen, and the pelvis helps protect the bladder, intestines, and in women, the reproductive organs.

Joints occur where two bones meet. They make the skeleton flexible - without them, movement would be impossible. Muscles are also necessary for movement: they are the masses of tough, elastic tissue that pull our bones when we move. Together, our bones, muscles, and joints - along with tendons, ligaments, and cartilage - form our musculoskeletal systems and enable us to do everyday physical activities.

The human skeleton has 206 bones. Our bones begin to develop before birth. Bone building continues throughout your life, as your body constantly renews and reshapes the bones' living tissue. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, and other minerals, as well as the protein collagen. Bones are made up of two types of material - compact bone and cancellous bone. Compact bone is the solid, hard, outside part of the bone. It looks like ivory and is extremely strong. Cancellous bone, which looks like a sponge, is inside the compact bone. It is made up of a mesh-like network of tiny pieces of bone called trabeculae. Bones are fastened to other bones by long, fibrous straps called ligaments. Cartilage, a flexible, rubbery substance in our joints, supports bones and protects them where they rub against each other.

The human body has more than 650 muscles, which make up half of a person's body weight. They are connected to bones by tough, cord-like tissues called tendons, which allow the muscles to pull on bones. Humans have three different kinds of muscle: skeletal, smooth and cardiac.

Joints allow our bodies to move in many ways. Joints are classified by their range of movement. Immovable, or fibrous, joints don't move.

Partially movable, or cartilaginous, joints move a little. They are linked by cartilage, as in the spine. Freely movable, or synovial, joints move in many directions. The main joints of the body - found at the hip, shoulders, elbows, knees, wrists, and ankles - are freely movable.

Exercise 8. Answer the following questions:

1. How many bones has the human skeleton?

2. What are bones made up of?

3. What are muscles connected to bones by?

4. What do the joints do?

5. What do our bones provide support for?

6. How many muscles has the human body?

7. What is the spinal cord is protected by?

8. What do the ribs form?

9. When do our bones begin to develop?

10. What is compact bone?

Exercise 12. Choose the correct answers:

TEST

1. Our bones provide support for…

a) our head

b) spinal column

c) our bodies

2. The skull forms the shape of our…

a) ears

b) face

c) lips

3. Our bones, muscles, and joints enable us to do everyday…

a) morning exercises

b) homework

c) physical activities

4. The human skeleton has…

a) 203 bones

b) 206 bones

c) 209 bones

5. Bones are made up of…

a) compact bone and cancellous bone

b) trabeculae

c) ligaments

6. … supports bones and protects them where they rub against each other.

a) tendon

b) ligament

c) cartilage

7. The human body has more than 650 muscles, which make up…

a) the whole person's body weight.

b) half of a person's body weight.

c) 1/4 of a person's body weight.

8. Joints are classified by their…

a) range of movement.

b) shapes

c) sizes

Exercise 13. Skim through the text, find sentences with Passive Voice and translate them.

Exercise 14. Give the summary of the text.

TEST

1. The spinal cord, a pathway for messages between the brain and the body, is protected by …

a) the skull

b) the ribs

c) backbone

d) the skin

e) the muscles

2. Muscles are the masses of tough, elastic tissue that pull our bones when we….

a) move

b) breathe

c) sit

d) lie

e) relax

3. The human skeleton has … .

a) 89 bones

b) 206 bones

c) 124 bones

d) 357 bones

e) 423 bones

4. Bones are fastened to other bones by long, fibrous straps called … .

a) cartilages

b) trabeculae

c) bone marrow

d) joints

e) ligaments

5. Joints … by their range of movement.

a) has been classified

b) are classified

c) shall be classified

d) are being classified

e) had been classified

6. The dome of the skull, for example, is made of bony plates, which must be immovable to protect … .

a) the jaws

b) the head

c) the teeth

d) the arteries

e) the brain

7. Joints are classified … their range of movement.

a) with

b) for

c) by

d) to

e) of

8. Synovial joints move in … .

a) many directions

b) two directions

c) a few directions

d) no directions

e) one direction

9. Our bones begin to develop … .

a) during birth

b) at the age of 7 months old

c) before birth

d) in the kindergarten

e) after birth

10. Muscles are connected to bones by tough, cord-like tissues called … .

a) joints

b) tendons

c) ligaments

d) cartilages

e) fibers

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