Vocabulary

• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
• get about: To go out a lot; travel widely
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• slightly: Only a little
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• tiny: Very, very small
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• inferior: Being of little importance or worth
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• leave: To go away from; depart
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• act: To behave in a certain way
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• filtration: Process whereby fluids pass through a filter
• pee: To urinate
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• cortical: Tech concerning the brain's cortex
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
• distal: Located away from a point of attachment/origin
• bowman: Person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow