1 Fill in the missing prepositions.
1. Blood cholesterol is an important attribute in deciding a person’s risk _______ getting
coronary heart disease.
2. When people afflicted _______ haemophilia begin to bleed, they are given a
transfusion.
3. This technique reduces the risk of rejection _______ heart-transplant patients.
4. These conditions are caused by infection _______ HIV.
5. Breast milk has been proven to transmit HIV _______ others.
6. Almost 75% of children suffering _______ leukemia survive.
7. Sepsis is often caused by organisms resistant _______ most standard antibiotics and
more often than not, it is found _______ people with a weakened immune system.
2 Answer the following questions with a partner.
What diseases impact the arteries? What are the causes and possible consequences?
What inflammatory heart diseases do you know? Characterize them.
What two main kinds of obstructions are there? How do they differ?
What valvular heart diseases do you know? How do they progress?
What are the typical symptoms of a heart attack?
3 Complete the table.
Verb Noun Noun Adjective
ausculate discomfort
examine heart c
inspect brain c
palpate valve
percuss vessel
build up vein
4 Complete the sentences with the words in correct forms.
1. The lymphatic system engages in ________________ of fats. (ABSORB)
2. Aortic valve stenosis is a disease caused by ________________ opening of the aortic
valve. (COMPLETE)
3. Atherosclerosis is a general term for ________________ of the arteries. (HARD)
4. It endangers a person’s life if ________________ materials accumulate on the walls of
arteries. (FAT)
5. A stroke may cause memory ________________ (LOSE), speech ________________
(IMPAIR) or even ________________ (DIE).
6. The rupture of atherosclerotic plaque may cause ________________ of a coronary
artery. (BLOCK)
7. Heart attack often presents as chest pain, ________________ (SHORT) of breath and
________________ (ANXIOUS).
8. Hypertension may cause kidney ________________ (FAIL).
9. ________________ heart disease affects the heart muscle. (INFLAME)