CLASS ASSIGNMENTS. IX. Give the words of the opposite meaning:

IX. Give the words of the opposite meaning:

to exclude, to result in, to diminish, gradually, slight, to drop, to suffer from, frequently, to arrest

to some organs, for example, the brain can live without blood supply only four-five minutes; if the interval is long

X. Translate the following word combinations:

1. врожденный порок сердца; 2. принять эффективные меры; 3. внезапная остановка сердца; 4. трепетание предсердий; 5. нарушение кровоснабжения

XI. Choose the appropriate word given in brackets:

1. Heart operations must be (preceded, followed) by various physical and laboratory analyses enabling the doctor to make a correct diagnosis. 2. The damage to different organs of the human body may be caused by (blood supply, blood loss). 3. The findings of Soviet scientists such as Georgi Lang, Alexander Myasnikov and Dmitry Pletnev show that the main cause of some heart diseases is (the impairment, the arrest) of the nerve regulation of cardiac and vascular functions.

XII. Translate into English:

1. Больной был срочно госпитализирован в связи с его тяжелым состоянием. 2. При наличии тяжелых сердечных заболеваний больной часто страдает одышкой. 3. Операции на сердце всегда предшествуют многочисленные исследования. 4. Его оперировали по поводу врожденного порока сердца. 5. При стенокардии больной должен соблюдать назначение врача в течение определенного периода времени. 6. Обильное наружное кровотечение (bleeding) явилось результатом повреждения большой поверхности голени. 7. Длительное соблюдение соответствующей диеты привело к снятию боли в желудке.

XIII. Use Complex Object instead of the subordinate clause. Translate the sentences:

1. At the Institute of Cardiology in Moscow the researchers have found that mental overstrain is the factor causing the infarction in 35% of patients. 2. They have observed that the direct association between infarctions and the nerves occurs only in the age-group of patients over 40. 3. At the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Leningrad the scientists have found that cholesterin is produced in the body itself in the amounts sufficient to cause atherosclerosis. 4. Cardiologists have observed that children with congenital heart defects have no clinical manifestations of the disease until years after birth, when it may be too late to operate.

XIV. Answer the following questions:

1. How many litres of blood does the human heart pump per minute at rest? 2. How many litres of blood does the human heart pump per minute on great physical exertion? 3. How many times does the human heart contract within 70 years of life? 4. How many litres of blood does the human heart pump within 70 years of life? 5. In how many seconds does the blood make a complete circle in our body at rest? 6. How long can the man live without water and without food?

XV. Read Text F. Which of the described methods have you got interested in?