Topic 1:1 Introduction and Word Parts (Textbook p. 1)
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Textbook Activity
FYI, Each lesson’s textbook and online activities are for practice.
This is an excellent time to read the Anatomy of a Lesson in the Preface at the front of your textbook as well as the Appendices at the back of the book. You will find them helpful!
I. Case Study and Objectives (p.1)
In this case study, you meet Trova, whose symptoms require consideration of a cancer diagnosis. Later in the lesson, we return to this case study, where you will use body structure and oncology terms to document the care she received.
Read the case study and objectives. (p. 1)
II. Objective 1: Identify the origins of medical language, the four word parts, and the combining form. (p. 1)
We begin taking the mystery out of learning medical language by introducing you to the origins of medical terms and the four word parts used to form many of them.
For ease of learning medical terms in this course, they are presented in two categories:
- terms built from word parts
- terms NOT built from word parts
Read the content and complete the exercises. (pp.1-5)
Check your answers using the Answer Key, Appendix C, at the back of your textbook.
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