Topic 12:3 Abbreviations

Textbook Activity Objective 3: Write Abbreviations (Textbook p. 390) Medical abbreviations abound in healthcare. It is important to know, use, and interpret medical abbreviations correctly. Read the content and complete the exercise. (p. 390) Check your answers using...

Topic 12:2 Terms NOT Built from Word Parts

Textbook Activity l. Objective 2: Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms NOT built from word parts. (p. 386) The terms you will learn for this topic are NOT built from word parts but are terms from modern language and other origins. Diabetes is a term you probably...

12:1 Introduction and Terms Built from Word Parts (Textbook p. 378)

Textbook Activity I. Introduction to the Endocrine System (p. 378) Your introduction Endocrine System includes a case study where you will meet Nascha, who recently started feeling tired and thirsty and needs to get up 2 or 3 times at night to go to the bathroom. She...

Topic 11:6 Recall and Assess Knowledge

Textbook Activity Objective 6: Recall and assess knowledge of word parts, medical terms, and abbreviations. (p. 375) This is an excellent opportunity to review and evaluate what you have learned in Lesson 11. Also, completing the exercises will prepare you for taking...

Topic 11:5 Use Medical Language

Textbook Activity l. Objective 5: Use medical language in clinical statements, the case study, and a medical record. (Textbook p. 371) Now that you are familiar with terms related to the nervous system, you can use and see them as you would in a healthcare setting....