Full Description
Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care provides the comprehensive coverage needed for a 2-term or intensive 1-term Medical Terminology course. It provides clear instruction on the basics of anatomy and physiology, using a body systems approach, and making use of extensive new line art figures and photos. The text includes both clinical and administrative office examples and cases that provide a realistic context for introducing terms and definitions. The student textbook comes with a free Student CD-ROM with interactive exercises and activities, and a two-CD audio program for building pronunciation skills.
Contents
How to Use This Program 1 Learning Terminology 2 Prefixes and Suffixes in Medical Terms 3 Body Structure 4 The Integumentary System 5 The Musculoskeletal System 6 The Cardiovascular system 7 The Respiratory System 8 The Nervous System 9 The Urinary System 10 The Female Reproductive System 11 The Male Reproductive System 12 The Blood System 13 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems 14 The Digestive System 15 The Endocrine System 16 The Sensory System 17 Human Development 18 Terms in Oncology—Cancer and Its Causes 19 Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery 20 Terms in Psychiatry 21 Terms in Dental Practice 22 Terms in Pharmacology23 Terms in Complementary and Alternative MedicineAppendix A—Combining Forms, Prefixes, and SuffixesAppendix B—Abbreviations—Ones to Use and Ones to AvoidAppendix C—English GlossaryAppendix D—Spanish GlossaryAppendix E—Normal Laboratory ValuesAppendix F-Medical Terminology StyleIndex
