unit 12 outcomes health

Question 1

a medical condition which affects someone’s chest

Answer 1

asthma

Question 2

you lose consciousness for a short time, for example because you are very hungry or too hot

Answer 2

faint

Question 3

gases and smoke from fires, burning chemicals, car engines etc, that are unhealthy and unpleasant to breathe, and that can make people feel unwell

Answer 3

fume

Question 4

something bad or unwanted, it causes it or makes it start happening

Answer 4

bring on

Question 5

one that is serious and lasts a long time without getting any better

Answer 5

chronic

Question 6

if a wound or a broken bone … or if something … it, it recovers and becomes well again

Answer 6

heal

Question 6

it is uncomfortable and you want to scratch your skin to stop it feeling like that

Answer 6

itchy

Question 7

a long, thin piece of metal with a hole through the middle of it which is used to push medicine into people’s bodies

Answer 7

needle

Question 8

one of a pair of long sticks that fits under your arm and which you use to help you walk when you have hurt your leg

Answer 8

crutch

Question 9

a skin condition in which your skin is constantly sore and you want to scratch it all the time

Answer 9

eczema

Question 9

a state when people suddenly become very worried about something and start behaving in a slightly wild way because they are not sure what to do

Answer 9

panic

Question 10

you try and go there as soon as you can or you try and do it as quickly as possible

Answer 10

rush

Question 11

you suddenly force a lot of air out your nose or mouth without being able to prevent it, for example when you have a cold

Answer 11

sneeze

Question 12

you suddenly start behaving in a slightly wild way because you are very worried about something

Answer 12

panic

Question 12

your muscles and joints move only with difficulty because you are ill, or because you have been very active, or because you have been in the same position for a long time

Answer 12

stif

Question 13

it is covered in a solid substance that makes a sleeve to protect a broken bone while it is recovering.

Answer 13

plaster

Question 14

a lot of red spots on someone’s skin caused by an illness or a bad reaction to something they have eaten or touched

Answer 14

rash

Question 15

it gets larger than usual because you are ill or uncomfortable

Answer 15

swell up

Question 15

a doctor uses a strong thread to close up your skin where you have had a deep cut

Answer 15

stitch

Question 16

food that you have eaten comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.informal, and a more polite word is vomit.

Answer 16

throw up

Question 17

you start a case in a court of law because you want to prove that they have done something wrong

Answer 17

action

Question 18

you take the opportunity to do them both at the same time

Answer 18

combine

Question 18

the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach

Answer 18

chest

Question 19

someone who gets a benefit or advantage from it

Answer 19

beneficiary

Question 19

it can spread from person to person through physical contact.

Answer 19

contagious

Question 20

it starts to become important in such a way that you have to deal with it or answer it

Answer 20

arise

Question 21

it makes it seem worse than it really is

Answer 21

detract

Question 21

it includes the cost of that thing. If a holiday is ..., it includes all the costs of travelling, hotels, meals, etc

Answer 21

all-inclusive

Question 22

a large number of them

Answer 22

array

Question 23

people cannot agree about it and so they argue about it

Answer 23

dispute

Question 24

means to do something that involves risk. It also means to risk money in an attempt to win more money

Answer 24

gamble

Question 24

based on a lie and deliberately tries to deceive people, especially in order to get money from them

Answer 24

fraudulent

Question 25

the joint in the middle of your arm, which makes your arm able to bend

Answer 25

elbow

Question 25

continuing to grow in size or number

Answer 25

ever-increasing

Question 26

a scientific test that you do to see what happens under certain conditions

Answer 26

experimental

Question 26

the increasing way in which large companies can operate all over the world instead of in just one country, and in which people can move easily from one country to another when they want something that they can't get in their own country

Answer 26

globalisation

Question 27

a system that provides medical treatment for people.

Answer 27

healthcare

Question 28

not being careful enough, with the result that something is damaged or someone is injured

Answer 28

negligence

Question 29

the two bones at the side of your body, just below your waist

Answer 29

hip

Question 29

when a company ... its work or services, it arranges for the work to be done or the services to be provided by a different organisation, sometimes one in another country

Answer 29

outsource

Question 30

equipment and systems use the latest, best, and most modern technology available

Answer 30

hi-tech

Question 30

the two organs in your body which filter your blood and produce urine

Answer 30

kidney

Question 31

a strong band of muscle in your body that connects your bones and keeps your organs in the right place

Answer 31

ligament

Question 31

a state when people suddenly become very worried about something and start behaving in a slightly wild way because they are not sure what to do

Answer 31

panic

Question 32

a piece of metal that is put into someone's body to hold together a bone that has been broken

Answer 32

pin

Question 32

an organ in your body that cleans your blood

Answer 32

liver

Question 33

the two organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe and that process the air to make oxygen for your blood

Answer 33

lung

Question 33

.... organisation controls an activity using rules

Answer 33

regulatory

Question 34

if you ... as a doctor, lawyer, architect etc, you pass the necessary exams and are allowed to work in that profession

Answer 34

qualify

Question 35

when surgeons ... a part of someone's body, they do an operation to take it out because it has become damaged or diseased and will cause someone to be seriously ill or die if it stays in their body

Answer 35

remove

Question 36

it is careful and thorough

Answer 36

rigorous

Question 36

documents, photographs, computer files etc that relate to a particular business or activity, and that are kept so that they can be looked at later

Answer 36

record

Question 37

the 12 pairs of bones in the middle of your body that form a cage around your heart and chest

Answer 37

rib

Question 38

the process of becoming well again after being ill or after having an operation

Answer 38

recuperation

Question 38

if you ... something good or useful that you have lost, you get it back again

Answer 38

regain

Question 39

a mass of diseased cells that grows inside someone's body, and that can be very dangerous for their health.

Answer 39

tumour

Question 39

a dishonest and illegal way of getting money from people by cheating them

Answer 39

scam

Question 40

the row of bones that goes down your back from your neck and that helps you stay upright

Answer 40

spine

Question 40

the bone that makes up your head and that contains your brain

Answer 40

skull

Question 41

the joint that connects your hand to your arm

Answer 41

wrist

Question 42

if you ... get something or stand to lose something, it's likely that you will get it or lose it

Answer 42

stand to

Question 43

a medical treatment that involves cutting into someone's body in order to repair or take out a part that is diseased or damaged

Answer 43

surgery

Question 44

an operation in which a new organ is put into someone's body to replace an organ that no longer works properly

Answer 44

transplant