health

Question 1

the back part of the foot below the ankle

Answer 1

heel

Question 2

the joint connecting the foot to the leg

knöchel

Answer 2

ankle

Question 3

the lump at the front of the throat that sticks out, particularly in men, and moves up and down when you swallow

Answer 3

Adam’s apple

Question 4

an injury to a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, caused by suddenly twisting it

Answer 4

to sprain ankle/wrist

to twist ankle/wrist

Question 5

What is the differenz between ligament and tendon?

Answer 5

ligament: joins bone to bone (Band)
tendon: joins muscle to bone (Sehne)

to tear a ligament (Bänderriss) / a tendon (Sehnenriss)

Question 6

a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.

Answer 6

bruise (n)

to bruise (v)

Question 7

the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers

Answer 7

palm

Question 8

a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck (=Rachen)

Answer 8

throat

sore throat (Halsschmerzen)

Question 9

the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck (=Kinn)

Answer 9

chin

Question 10

the act of putting a bone out of its normal position in a joint (=auskugeln)

Answer 10

dislocation (n)

to dislocate (v)

a dislocation of the shoulder

He dislocated his shoulder in the accident.

Question 11

the top part of the leg between the knee and the hip (=Oberschenkel)

Answer 11

thigh

Question 12

the top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down (=Schoss)

Answer 12

lap

There’s only one seat so you’ll have to sit on my lap.

Question 13

either of the two bones at the bottom of the face that contain the teeth and move when you talk or eat (=Kiefer)

Answer 13

jaw

Question 14

either side of the face below the eyes (=Wange, Backe)

Answer 14

cheek

Question 15

each of the flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher (=Schläfe)

Answer 15

temple

Question 16

the part of the elbow containing a very sensitive nerve that is painful if you hit it against something (Musikantenknochen, Surribei)

Answer 16

funny bone

Question 17

to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something rough (=Schürfung)

Answer 17

to graze (v)

graze (n)

He grazed his elbow on a sharp piece of rock.

Question 18

the front part of the leg below the knee (=Schienbein)

Answer 18

shin

shin guard

Question 19

the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee (=Wade)

Answer 19

calf

Question 20

the part of the body that you sit on

Answer 20

backside

bottom

arse (Brit.)

ass (US)

behind

Question 21

the part of the body where the legs join at the top including the area around the genitals (=Leiste)

Answer 21

groin

Question 22

very, very tired as a result of working too much

Answer 22

to look run down

Question 23

4 adjectives which means you want to sleep

Answer 23

sleepy

drowsy

weary

tired

Question 24

synonyms for sad

Answer 24

dreary

dull (=boring)

depressed

unhappy

devastated

downcast

Question 25

to involve something that cannot be avoided (job)

Answer 25

entail The job entails a lot of hard work. What does the job actually entail?

Question 26

synonym for getting worse

Answer 26

deterioration (n) to deteriorate (v) Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. deteriorating weather conditions The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.

Question 27

what does put across mean?

Answer 27

to explain an idea, belief etc in a way that is easy to understand

Question 28

to make a pain less / lighter

Answer 28

to relieve pain / pressure / stress

Question 29

to make a sound like water flowing quickly through a narrow space

Answer 29

gurgle

Question 30

to wash inside your mouth and throat by moving a liquid around at the back of your throat and then spitting it out

Answer 30

to gargle

Question 31

not in good health; looking or feeling ill/sick

Answer 31

you are off colour