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$79
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All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
About This Course
ACE Approved 2020
Our Medical Terminology online course introduces you to elements of medical terminology, like the etymology of words used to describe the human body. Learn how to apply the proper terminology and spelling for major pathological conditions. This Medical Terminology course explains and teaches you to identify the terms used for the integumentary, respiratory, nervous, reproductive, endocrine, urinary, digestive, lymphatic, hematic, immune, and musculoskeletal systems. You will also spend time comparing and contrasting the different body systems as well as defining and describing the function of each system.
Course Outcomes
Identify and explain the word parts used to construct medical terms.
Summarize HIPAA and Allied Health Professions.
Identify and differentiate cells, tissues, organs, systems, and cavities, and explain their importance to the human body.
Apply proper terminology and spelling for the major pathological conditions of the body.
Identify and explain the terms used for the integumentary system.
Identify and explain the terms used for the respiratory system.
Identify and explain the terms used for the nervous system
Identify and explain the terms used for the reproductive systems.
Identify and explain the terms used for the endocrine system
Identify and explain the terms used for the urinary system.
Identify and explain the terms used for the digestive system.
Identify and explain the terms used for the lymphatic, hematic, and immune systems.
Identify and explain the terms used for the musculoskeletal system.
Compare and contrast the body systems.
Define and describe the function of each system of the body.
Course Text
Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook reseller; you will still get the eTextbook for free. The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.
Medical Terminology: Learning Through Practice, 1st edition
Bostwick, Paula. Medical Terminology: Learning Through Practice, 1st edition. McGraw-Hill, 2020. ISBN: 9780073513850
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