chest
/ˈtʃɛst/
nounthe front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
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1. Now, when Jesse tenses these chest muscles, it creates a tiny electrical signal.
2. - I'm about to get my chest waxed.
3. With every breath, my bronze pounded chest.
4. Chest is up.
5. Chest is lifted.
false teeth
/fˈɑːls tˈiːθ/
nounspecial fake teeth that can be taken out of someone's mouth and used to replace teeth that are missing
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1. You're wearing false teeth, and the aliens are astonished at the discovery, though they quickly replace them.
2. You really don’t like the thought of having false teeth.
3. One man came out ahead when he found his $400 false teeth.
4. Regally named Prince Edward, a 9-year-old bulldog ate his owner's false teeth after he found them in a bowl that had ice cream in it.
5. Cyanide has been used in spy movies for decades, and countless spies have allegedly stored deadly cyanide pills in false teeth, which they can bite down on in hostage situations.
muscle
/ˈməsəɫ/
nouna piece of body tissue that is made tight or relaxed when we want to move a particular part of our body
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1. Now, when Jesse tenses these chest muscles, it creates a tiny electrical signal.
2. - But fat hides muscle.
3. Muscle can control blood flow.
4. They got muscles.
5. Muscles go to it.
joint
/ˈdʒɔɪnt/
nouna place in the body where two bones meet, enabling one of them to bend or move around
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1. just had joints with faces on them.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis really does mess up the joints.
3. However, the lack of balance between omega-6 and omega-3 in most diets can increase joint inflammation.
4. - Where's your favorite falafel joint?
5. Your joints fit snugly together.
nerve
/ˈnɝv/
nouneach of a group of long thread-like structures in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body, sensing things is a result of this process
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1. So nerves have lots of jobs.
2. Nerves are a big part of the sense of touch.
3. Nerves carry messages between parts of your body.
4. Nerves are an obsession over potential bad outcomes.
5. The reason is nerves.
organ
/ˈɔɹɡən/
nounany vital part of the body which has a particular function
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1. These are the border cells of your body, lining your organs and mucosa waiting to be infected.
2. Normally, cells work together to form structures like organs, tissue or elements of the immune system.
3. Cells make up organs.
4. Organs form individuals.
5. Organs burst.
skull
/ˈskəɫ/
nounthe bony structure that surrounds and provides protection for a person's or animal's brain
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1. 520 pounds of force could crush a skull.
2. Roll a skull.
3. Man break skulls?
4. Just feet away, sat Jack Huett's skull.
5. Sugar skulls usually have lines or dots underneath their eyes.
adrenaline
/əˈdɹɛnəɫən/
nouna body hormone produced in case of anger, fear, or excitement that makes the heart beat faster and the body react quicker
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1. The adrenaline also triggers the release of the stress hormone cortisol.
2. Glycaemia or blood sugar decreases, insulin plummets, and three hormones take over, adrenaline, glucagon and the growth hormone.
3. Exercise releases adrenaline.
4. I hate adrenaline.
5. Adrenaline produces mental changes as well.
artery
/ˈɑɹtɝi/
nounany blood vessel, carrying the blood to different organs of body from the heart
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1. The arteries carry blood through the body.
2. A blood clot blocked an artery in your heart.
3. You nicked the artery.
4. My arteries were clean.
5. Our arteries can clog.
circulation
/ˈsɝkjəˌɫeɪʃən/
nounthe flow and movement of blood around and in all parts of the body
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1. Circulation grew quickly, partly because of the magazine's lack of competition.
2. The amount of money in circulation continues to grow.
3. Merchants from all over the continent met to trade their goods, but there was one problem: too many currencies in circulation.
4. Its circulation was limited by an odd anachronism: these gazettes were still being written by hand.
5. Newspapers had circulations in the low thousands.
collarbone
/ˈkɑɫɝˌboʊn/
nouneither of the pair of bones that go across the top of the chest from the base of the neck to the shoulders
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1. But I did break your collarbone.
2. You can see her collarbone.
3. I broke my collarbone.
4. The collarbone is also a nice area to pay attention to.
5. Welcome back, collarbones.
hormone
/ˈhɔɹˌmoʊn/
nouna chemical substance produced in the body of living things influencing growth and affecting the functionality of cells or tissues
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1. They contain hormones that suppress ovulation.
2. Hormones generally have two categories of effects.
3. Hormones regulate body temperature.
4. Hormones treat every individual differently.
5. Belly fat produces hormones.
limb
/ˈɫɪm/
nounan arm or a leg of a person or any four-legged animal, or a wing of any bird
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1. - Elongated limbs.
2. Ripping off people's limbs.
3. In 1991, an 11-year-old girl discovered his limbs.
4. The town slipperily stretches her limbs.
5. The gray tree frog prefers limbs to legs.
pulse
/ˈpəɫs/
nounthe rhythmic beating of the blood vessels created when the heart pumps, especially felt on the wrist or at the sides of the neck
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1. Who were the subjects that bequeathed these pulses to us?
2. The lights pulsed from each of the dorms.
3. His ankle pulsed with pain.
4. The anti-lock brakes will pulse automatically.
5. A merc with a conscience, a one track mind horn dog, - So, blood does pulse in those veins.
spine
/ˈspaɪn/
nounthe row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body
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1. One swift snap to the back of the head and the spine is severed.
2. One swift snap to the back of the head and the spine is severed.
3. The secret to this remarkably skill lies in the shrew's skeletal system, or more specifically, its spine.
4. Lengthen your spine.
5. Relax That Spine!
tissue
/ˈtɪsˌju/, /ˈtɪʃu/
nouna group of cells in the body of living things, forming their different parts
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1. If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2. Normally, cells work together to form structures like organs, tissue or elements of the immune system.
3. Women over 21 can undergo a regular pap smear, where a sample of tissue is gently scraped from the lining of the cervix to test for abnormal cells.
4. This involves a doctor examining the cervix through a microscope, and possibly taking a small biopsy of tissue for closer examination.
5. Then people want tissues.
vein
/ˈveɪn/
nounany tube or vessel that carries blood to one's heart
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1. His cheeks are veined.
2. My hospital's vein finder illuminates veins as opposed to a typical darkening setting.
3. Thou hast filled my veins with poison!
4. The veins carry blood with no oxygen from different organs to your heart.
5. Larger shrimps’ veins can impart a dirty flavor or gritty texture.
abdomen
/ˈæbdəmən/, /æbˈdoʊmən/
noun(anatomy) the lower part of the body below the chest that contains the digestive and reproductive organs
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1. That sound is actually her abdomen hitting the ground.
2. Look at the abdomen on that creature.
3. An abscess may also form in the abdomen as a complication of appendicitis.
4. The testicles haven't descended from the abdomen yet.
5. - Abdomen, and I felt it.
anatomy
/əˈnætəmi/
nounthe branch of science that is concerned with the physical structure of humans, animals, or plants
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1. So, right here is anatomy.
2. Coursework should include anatomy, patient care, radiation physics, and image evaluation.
3. Coursework includes anatomy, terminology, risk management, legal issues, and English grammar.
4. Remember grade 12 anatomy?
5. - I want Grey's Anatomy!
bladder
/ˈbɫædɝ/
nouna sac-like organ inside the body where urine is stored before being passed
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1. The bladder evacuated one or two drams of urine.
2. Stretch your bladder!
3. So, bladders are definitely a little bit more complex than the other structures.
4. This woman blamed her bladder.
5. A pain in the lower back area can also signal bladder cancer.
