In this Introduction to Medical Terminology and the Human Body course, you will learn about the medical language that is used to describe the human body. 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.
Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology Fundamentals
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Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology Fundamentals
This course is part of Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology Fundamentals Specialization
Instructor: Jennifer Zabel
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Analyze and understand medical terminology
Recognize the structure and function of human body systems
Gain an understanding of the directional terms in relationship to the human body
Discuss pathology, the disease process, and endoscopy
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WS
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2024
GOOD for non-medical professionals. Loading of video lessons was slow & had to be done from main menu
JC
Reviewed on Jan 6, 2024
just loved it...getting more interest after completing this
EN
Reviewed on Feb 5, 2024
I enjoyed this course a lot. I had taken Medical terminology previously but had been out of the medical feild for a while and wanted a refresh. This was easy to follow and super informative.
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