Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 48 (E)

absence

period of being away
My three day absence was due to the fact that I was sick.

adjacent

lying near or contiguous
The store was adjacent to the street corner.

bladder

membranous sac or organ serving as a receptacle for a fluid or air.
Before I use the restroom, I store all the urine in my bladder.

cease

stop doing an action, come to rest
His information ceases to exist on the computer. I can’t find it anywhere.

composition

the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.
The composition of an atom consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

connective

establish a junction
Ligaments are connective tissue that connect bone and muscle.

filament

a fine threadlike fiber
The light bulb has a fine filament so the electricity can burn to create light.

interweave

to combine through various fibers, and strands
Material for clothes is interwoven during production.

involuntarily

independent of one's will
When the doctor hit my knee, it jerked involuntarily.

lengthwise

in the direction of the length.
The pants have to be shorter lengthwise.

locomotion

the power to move from place to place
The railroad was the power of locomotion during the industrial era.

myofibrils

Any of the threadlike fibrils that make up the contractile part of a striated muscle fiber
myofibrils are cylindrical organelles found within muscle cells.

myosin

the principal contractile protein of muscle.
myosin is important for your muscle to move and bend.

nuclei

a mass of nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord in which nerve fibers form connections.
The nuclei interpret the electrical message before sending it off to the next nerve cell.

parallel

in the same direction of
The two roads run north, parallel to each other.

regulating

to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation
The police officer was regulating the flow of traffic at the busy intersection.

sacromere

smaller units of myofibrils
Sarcomeres are divided into bands of filaments.

striate

a groove or ridge
Tires have striate patterns to grip the ground during precipitous weather.

survival

continuing to live
If you don’t have food, your chances for survival are low.

uterus

the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
The fetus is developed inside the uterus, until it is ready to come out.