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B1 · Intermediate

Human Body Systems

Explore how Danes talk about the body's inner workings: the circulatory, digestive and nervous systems and the organs that keep us alive.

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Words & phrases
77
Lessons
2
Conversations
1
Readings
1

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English
  1. the respiratory system
  2. the digestive system
  3. the nervous system
  4. a skeleton
  5. metabolism
  6. an organ
  7. a blood vessel
  8. an artery
  9. a nerve
  10. tissue
  11. a hormone
  12. a gland
  13. a joint
  14. a tendon
  15. cartilage
  16. the spine
  17. digestion
  18. to breathe
  19. a pulse
  20. the bladder
  21. the intestine
  22. the windpipe
  23. the esophagus
  24. the large intestine
  25. the small intestine
  26. the pancreas
  27. the spleen
  28. the diaphragm
  29. an Achilles tendon
  30. an Adam’s apple
  31. a breastbone
  32. a cervical vertebra
  33. an abdominal muscle
  34. a deltoid muscle
  35. a duodenum
  36. an epiglottis
  37. an endocrine system
  38. a circulatory system
  39. a femur
  40. a shinbone
  41. a fibula
  42. a humerus
  43. a radius bone
  44. an ulna
  45. a shoulder blade
  46. a spine
  47. a lumbar vertebra
  48. a thoracic vertebra
  49. a tailbone
  50. a kneecap
  51. an ankle bone
  52. a jawbone
  53. a frontal bone
  54. a temporal bone
  55. a biceps
  56. a triceps
  57. a neck muscle
  58. a thigh muscle
  59. a calf muscle
  60. to digest
  61. a hamstring
  62. an intercostal muscle
  63. a latissimus dorsi
  64. a pectoral
  65. a quadriceps
  66. a trapezius
  67. a metacarpal
  68. a metatarsal
  69. a larynx
  70. lymphatic
  71. reproductive
  72. a sinus
  73. a urinary tract
  74. a cornea
  75. the spinal cord
  76. a limb
  77. to inhale

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2 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Body Systems

  2. Lesson 2

    Reviewing How the Body Works

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Intermediate · Part 2

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21 Units · about 17.5 h

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