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
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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JC
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Reviewed on Jan 6, 2024
just loved it...getting more interest after completing this
CC
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Reviewed on Jan 13, 2025
The information is very useful and presented in an easy to learn way. I love learning and becoming knowledgeable of Medical Terminology. Thank you, Colleen Coles
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It is honestly useful for the infrastructuring at biology.
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