In this course on The Human Body's Communication Systems, you will learn about the wonderful diversity of the nervous and endocrine systems and the medical language that is used to describe these systems. Throughout each Lesson, the roots of terms are explained to help students understand how medical terminology works in healthcare and to increase their knowledge and understanding of the material discussed.
The Human Body's Communication Systems
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The Human Body's Communication Systems
This course is part of Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology Fundamentals Specialization
Instructor: Jennifer Zabel
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Recognize the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the nervous and endocrine systems
Discuss major diseases of the nervous and endocrine systems, as well as related symptoms
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Reviewed on Sep 17, 2025
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Reviewed on Aug 19, 2025
Very good course. The course is detailed and reiterates the word parts, pathology, definitions.
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