Reading & Vocabulary 10.3.7 10.4.8 10.5.2 The words below come from the text. What do you think they mean? Tell your partner. Check in your dictionary. 1. a) blood pressure, body temperature, skull, hemisphere, nerve fibre, neurologist, synapse, neuron

blood pressure — the force of blood against the walls of blood vessels.

body temperature — the temperature inside a person’s body.

skull — the bony structure of the head that protects the brain.

hemisphere — one half of the brain: the left or the right half.

nerve fibre — a long part of a nerve cell that carries messages.

neurologist — a doctor who treats illnesses of the brain and nervous system.

synapse — a tiny gap where one nerve cell passes a signal to another.

neuron — a nerve cell that receives and sends messages in the body.

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