Anatomy (the Human Body)

Words for Smart Test Takers Chapter 5 (The Academic Challenge)

Vocabulary Cards: 19

Lapinski
Lapinski
  • 1.
    • destruction of part of the body (esp. part of the brain)
  • 2.
    • able to walk or move about
  • 3.
    • to breathe
  • 4.
    • pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing
  • 5.
    • the act or process of swallowing food
  • 6.
    • abnormally large growth of a bodily organ
  • 7.
    • the inability to control one's bodily urges and functions
  • 8.
    • a cavity, hole, or gap in a bone (or in a plant's cellular tissue or a rock)
  • 9.
    • the principal bone of the lower jaw
  • 10.
    • nearsighted
    • unable to see clearly in the distance
  • 11.
    • pertaining to the sense of smell
  • 12.
    • the roof of the mouth
  • 13.
    • involuntary contractions that move food through the digestive system
  • 14.
    • having the power of one's senses
  • 15.
    • pertaining to the body
  • 16.
    • deafness
  • 17.
    • pertaining to the sense of touch
  • 18.
    • any fluid-filled sac in the body
  • 19.
    • physiological