Medical Terminology Essentials : Instructor Resources; Audiocassette Site License

WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE Insight into the basic ways in which root words, combined with vowels, suffixes, and prefixes, are combined to form medical terms Vocabulary terms associated with each body system Helpful visual aids to increase retention Creative exercises to reinforce learning CONTENTS Part One. The Language of Health Care. 1. The Evolution of Health Care and Its Language. 2. Medical Records: The Foundation of Lifetime Care. 3. Learning the Elements of the Medical Language. 4. Medical Language: A Tool for Communication. Part Two. The Terminology of Body Systems. 5. The Integumentary System. 6. The Musculoskeletal System. 7. Hematology. 8. The Immune System. 9. The Endocrine System. 10. The Nervous System. 11. The Special Senses: Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch. 12. The Respiratory System. 13. The Cardiovascular System. 14. The Gastrointestinal System. 15. The Urinary System. 16. The Male Reproductive System. 17. The Female Reproductive System. 18. Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum. Appendixes: Appendix A. Exercise Answers. Appendix B. Word Parts. Appendix C. Abbreviations. Index. Includes CD with comprehensive chapter-by-chapter glossaries. Each entry has a clear audio pronunciation and definition. Audiocassettes available that contain versions of most tables of terms and selected text passages.Ettinger, Alice G. is the author of 'Medical Terminology Essentials : Instructor Resources; Audiocassette Site License' with ISBN 9780763801526 and ISBN 0763801526.