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自然科学 SAT - 解剖学と遺伝学

ここでは、SATを突破するために必要な「脾臓」、「動脈」、「半数体」など、解剖学と遺伝学に関連するいくつかの英単語を学びます。

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SAT Vocabulary for Natural Sciences
diaphragm
[名詞]

(anatomy) the muscular body partition that separates the chest and abdomen

横隔膜, 隔膜

横隔膜, 隔膜

Ex: Contraction of the diaphragm allows air into the lungs during inhalation .**横隔膜の収縮**により、吸気時に空気が肺に入ります。
appendix
[名詞]

a sack of tissue that is attached to the large intestine and is surgically removed if infected

虫垂, 盲腸

虫垂, 盲腸

Ex: Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix and requires surgical removal .**虫垂炎**は**虫垂**の炎症で、外科的切除が必要です。
intestinal
[形容詞]

relating to the intestines, which are part of the digestive system responsible for absorbing nutrients and removing waste from the body

腸の, 腸管の

腸の, 腸管の

Ex: Intestinal motility refers to the movement of food and waste through the intestines , regulated by muscular contractions called peristalsis .**腸**の運動性とは、蠕動と呼ばれる筋肉の収縮によって調節される、食物や廃棄物が腸を通って移動することを指します。

the front part of the brain involved in higher cognition and executive functions

前頭前皮質, 前頭前野

前頭前皮質, 前頭前野

spleen
[名詞]

(anatomy) an abdominal organ that controls the quality of the blood cells

脾臓, ひぞう

脾臓, ひぞう

Ex: The spleen also serves as a reservoir for platelets and white blood cells , releasing them into circulation as needed to support the immune response .**脾臓**はまた、血小板と白血球の貯蔵庫として機能し、免疫応答をサポートするために必要に応じてそれらを循環に放出します。
enamel
[名詞]

the hard white external layer that covers the crown of a tooth

エナメル, 歯のエナメル質

エナメル, 歯のエナメル質

Ex: Enamel can be damaged by excessive brushing, grinding teeth, or trauma to the mouth.**エナメル質**は、過度のブラッシング、歯ぎしり、または口への外傷によって損傷する可能性があります。
clavicle
[名詞]

(anatomy) a bone of the shoulder girdle that connects the breastbone to the shoulder bone

鎖骨,  clavicleの骨

鎖骨, clavicleの骨

cochlea
[名詞]

(anatomy) a spiral cavity in the inner ear that contains sensory organs which send nerve signals to the brain in response to vibrations

蝸牛, コルチ器

蝸牛, コルチ器

cecum
[名詞]

the first part of the large intestine, located in the lower right abdomen

盲腸

盲腸

torso
[名詞]

the upper part of the human body, excluding the arms and the head

胴体, 上半身

胴体, 上半身

Ex: The yoga instructor led the class in a series of poses to strengthen the muscles of the torso and improve core stability .ヨガインストラクターは、**胴体**の筋肉を強化し、コアの安定性を向上させるために一連のポーズをクラスに指導しました。
artery
[名詞]

any blood vessel, carrying the blood to different organs of body from the heart

動脈, 血管

動脈, 血管

Ex: Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to various parts of the body .**動脈**は、心臓から体のさまざまな部分へ酸素豊富な血液を運ぶ血管です。
joint
[名詞]

a place in the body where two bones meet, enabling one of them to bend or move around

関節, 接合部

関節, 接合部

Ex: He underwent surgery to repair a damaged joint in his thumb , restoring functionality and relieving pain .彼は親指の損傷した**関節**を修復する手術を受け、機能を回復し痛みを和らげました。
spine
[名詞]

the row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body

脊椎

脊椎

Ex: In yoga , many poses are designed to improve flexibility and strength in the spine.ヨガでは、多くのポーズが**背骨**の柔軟性と強さを向上させるために設計されています。
tract
[名詞]

(anatomy) a system of interconnected organs or tissues that perform a particular task in the body

管, 系

管, 系

coronary
[形容詞]

relating to the heart or the network of blood vessels encircling it

冠状, 心臓の

冠状, 心臓の

Ex: Coronary stents are small tubes placed in narrowed coronary arteries to help keep them open and improve blood flow .**冠状**ステントは、狭くなった冠状動脈に挿入される小さなチューブで、血管を開いたままにし、血流を改善するのに役立ちます。
thyroid
[名詞]

a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, responsible for producing hormones that regulate metabolism and other bodily functions

甲状腺

甲状腺

Ex: An underactive thyroid can lead to fatigue and depression .活動低下の**甲状腺**は疲労とうつ病を引き起こす可能性があります。
talus
[名詞]

the bone that forms the ankle joint with the tibia and fibula, supporting the body's weight and allowing movement of the foot

距骨, タラス

距骨, タラス

Ex: The talus articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint.**距骨**は脛骨と腓骨と関節して足首の関節を形成します。
bladder
[名詞]

a sac-like organ inside the body where urine is stored before being passed

膀胱, 尿袋

膀胱, 尿袋

Ex: The ultrasound showed that the bladder was functioning normally .超音波検査では、**膀胱**が正常に機能していることが示されました。
reproductive
[形容詞]

relating to processes and behaviors involved in the creation of offspring within a species

生殖の

生殖の

Ex: Reproductive health encompasses aspects like contraception , family planning , and sexually transmitted infection prevention .**生殖**健康には、避妊、家族計画、性感染症予防などの側面が含まれます。
sensory
[形容詞]

relating to any of the five senses

感覚の,  知覚の

感覚の, 知覚の

Ex: Sensory integration therapy helps children with autism spectrum disorder improve their responses to sensory input .**感覚**統合療法は、自閉症スペクトラム障害の子供たちが感覚入力に対する反応を改善するのに役立ちます。
tactile
[形容詞]

relating to the sense of touch or the ability to perceive objects by touch

触覚の, 触覚に関連する

触覚の, 触覚に関連する

Ex: The tactile experience of holding a warm cup of tea on a cold winter's day brought a sense of coziness and comfort.寒い冬の日に温かいお茶のカップを握る**触覚的**な体験は、居心地の良さと快適さをもたらしました。
retinal
[形容詞]

(anatomy) connected with the sensory part of the eye that sends signals to the brain, called retina

網膜の,  網膜に関連する

網膜の, 網膜に関連する

auditory
[形容詞]

related to the ability of hearing

聴覚の, 聴覚に関連する

聴覚の, 聴覚に関連する

Ex: Auditory cues can be used to assist individuals with visual impairments in navigating their environment .**聴覚**の手がかりは、視覚障害者が環境を移動するのを助けるために使用できます。
optical
[形容詞]

relating to sight or vision

光学的な, 視覚的な

光学的な, 視覚的な

Ex: The company specializes in producing high-quality optical equipment for scientific research .この会社は科学研究用の高品質な**光学**機器の製造を専門としています。
chromosome
[名詞]

a very small threadlike structure in a living organism that carries the genes and genetic information

染色体, 染色体要素

染色体, 染色体要素

genome
[名詞]

the complete set of genetic material of any living thing

ゲノム

ゲノム

Ex: Advances in genome editing technologies , like CRISPR , allow scientists to precisely modify the genetic material of organisms for research and therapeutic purposes .CRISPRのような**ゲノム**編集技術の進歩により、科学者は研究および治療目的のために生物の遺伝物質を精密に改変することが可能になりました。
genotype
[名詞]

the genetic makeup of an organism, determined by the combination of genes inherited from its parents

遺伝子型

遺伝子型

Ex: In selective breeding , farmers aim to produce crops with specific desirable traits by manipulating the genotype of plants .選択的育種において、農家は植物の**遺伝子型**を操作することで、特定の望ましい特性を持つ作物を生産することを目指しています。
phenotype
[名詞]

the observable physical and behavioral characteristics of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype (genetic makeup) with the environment

表現型, 観察可能な特性

表現型, 観察可能な特性

Ex: Inherited traits , such as freckles or dimples , contribute to an individual 's phenotype.そばかすやえくぼなどの遺伝形質は、個人の**表現型**に寄与します。
allele
[名詞]

one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome

対立遺伝子, 遺伝的変異体

対立遺伝子, 遺伝的変異体

Ex: Mutations can alter alleles, leading to changes in protein structure or function .突然変異は**対立遺伝子**を変化させ、タンパク質の構造や機能に変化をもたらすことがあります。
recessive
[形容詞]

(of a gene or trait) showing its specific appearance only when an individual inherits it from both parents

劣性の, 潜性の

劣性の, 潜性の

dominant
[形容詞]

(of genes) causing a person to inherit a particular physical feature, even if it is only present in one parent's genome

優性の, 支配的な

優性の, 支配的な

Ex: The dominant gene responsible for dimples appears in many family members.えくぼの原因となる**優性**遺伝子は、多くの家族成員に現れます。
expression
[名詞]

the process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize functional gene products, such as proteins, which can influence an organism's traits

遺伝子発現, 遺伝子の発現

遺伝子発現, 遺伝子の発現

Ex: The expression of the gene was significantly higher in the mutated strain compared to the wild type .遺伝子の**発現**は、野生型と比較して変異株で有意に高かった。
to modify
[動詞]

to alter or change the genetic makeup of an organism through genetic engineering techniques

改変する, 修正する

改変する, 修正する

Ex: Geneticists modified animal cells to study how certain diseases might be prevented .遺伝学者は、特定の病気をどのように予防できるかを研究するために動物の細胞を**変更**しました。
mutation
[名詞]

(biology) a change in the structure of the genes of an individual that causes them to develop different physical features

突然変異, 遺伝的変化

突然変異, 遺伝的変化

Ex: Due to a mutation in his genes , the child was born with blue eyes , even though both parents had brown eyes .彼の遺伝子の**突然変異**により、その子は青い目で生まれました、両親はどちらも茶色の目を持っていたにもかかわらず。
to inherit
[動詞]

to receive traits or attributes from a previous generation through genetic inheritance

受け継ぐ, 遺伝的に受け取る

受け継ぐ, 遺伝的に受け取る

Ex: She inherited a tendency towards anxiety and depression from her maternal side of the family .彼女は母親側の家族から不安と抑うつの傾向を**受け継いだ**。
lineage
[名詞]

the passing down of traits from one generation to another within a family

血統, 家系

血統, 家系

Ex: The family 's lineage included a long line of doctors , each generation contributing to the medical field .
progenitor
[名詞]

a person from whom other offsprings are descended

先祖, 先駆者

先祖, 先駆者

Ex: In biology , the study of DNA reveals clues about the genetic makeup passed down from progenitors to descendants .生物学において、DNAの研究は、**祖先**から子孫へと受け継がれた遺伝的構成についての手がかりを明らかにします。
transgenic
[形容詞]

(of an organism) having genetic material from another species that has been artificially introduced into its genome

トランスジェニック, 遺伝子組み換え

トランスジェニック, 遺伝子組み換え

geneticist
[名詞]

a specialist in or student of the branch of biology that deals with how individual features and different characteristics are passed through genes

遺伝学者,  遺伝学の専門家

遺伝学者, 遺伝学の専門家

Ex: The geneticist collaborated with doctors to develop a gene therapy treatment for patients with genetic disorders .**遺伝学者**は、遺伝性疾患を持つ患者のための遺伝子治療を開発するために医師と協力しました。
karyotype
[名詞]

a visual display of an individual's chromosomes, used for genetic analysis and identifying abnormalities

核型, 染色体プロファイル

核型, 染色体プロファイル

Ex: A normal karyotype consists of pairs of chromosomes in a specific order .正常な**核型**は、特定の順序で染色体のペアで構成されています。
eugenics
[名詞]

the practice of improving the genetic quality of a human population through selective breeding and other methods

優生学

優生学

Ex: The history of eugenics includes numerous human rights violations .**優生学**の歴史には、数多くの人権侵害が含まれています。
trisomy
[名詞]

a genetic condition in which an individual has three copies of a chromosome instead of the usual two

トリソミー, 染色体異常

トリソミー, 染色体異常

Ex: Researchers are studying the effects of trisomy on cellular function and development .研究者たちは、細胞機能と発達に対する**トリソミー**の影響を研究しています。
centromere
[名詞]

the region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids are joined and where the spindle fibers attach during cell division

セントロメア, 動原体

セントロメア, 動原体

Ex: During metaphase , chromosomes align at the cell 's equator with their centromeres attached to spindle fibers .中期には、染色体は細胞の赤道に並び、その**セントロメア**は紡錘体繊維に付着しています。
palindrome
[名詞]

a DNA sequence that has the same order of nucleotides on each side of the complementary DNA strands

回文, 回文配列

回文, 回文配列

cytogenetics
[名詞]

the branch of genetics that studies the structure and function of chromosomes using microscopic and molecular techniques

細胞遺伝学, 細胞遺伝学

細胞遺伝学, 細胞遺伝学

Ex: Cytogenetics has been instrumental in diagnosing conditions like Down syndrome and Turner syndrome .**細胞遺伝学**は、ダウン症候群やターナー症候群などの状態の診断に役立ってきました。
autosome
[名詞]

any chromosome that is not involved in determining sex, present in pairs in both males and females, and carrying most of an individual's genetic information

常染色体, 非性染色体

常染色体, 非性染色体

Ex: Unlike sex chromosomes , autosomes are inherited equally from both parents .性染色体とは異なり、**常染色体**は両親から均等に受け継がれます。
transfection
[名詞]

the process of introducing foreign DNA or RNA into eukaryotic cells to study gene function or manipulate gene expression

トランスフェクション, 外来性DNAまたはRNAの導入

トランスフェクション, 外来性DNAまたはRNAの導入

genetically
[副詞]

in a manner that is related to genetics or genes

遺伝的に, 遺伝的な方法で

遺伝的に, 遺伝的な方法で

Ex: The research focused on understanding the condition genetically, investigating its genetic components .研究は、状態を**遺伝的に**理解することに焦点を当て、その遺伝的構成要素を調査しました。
haploid
[名詞]

a cell or organism containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes, typically denoted as n, representing half the genetic material of a diploid cell

半数体, 半数体細胞

半数体, 半数体細胞

Ex: In certain organisms , such as fungi , haploids can undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores .菌類などの特定の生物では、**半数体**は減数分裂を経て半数体の胞子を生産することができます。

a family of transcription factors that play important roles in regulating gene expression in response to various stimuli

早期成長応答, 早期成長応答因子

早期成長応答, 早期成長応答因子

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