Medical Terminology Made Easy

by Dennerll, Jean M.

• ISBN13: 9781401898847
• ISBN10: 140189884X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-24
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Written specifically for short medical terminology courses in a variety of educational settings or for self-study learning, Medical Terminology Made Easy, Fourth Edition, is a self-paced learning approach designed to ease you into the language of medicine that separates the layperson from the professional. The programmed-learning format requires active participation through reading, writing, answering questions, labeling, repetition, and providing immediate feedback. This format will help you to correctly decipher new terms by identifying and then practicing different word parts.

Table of Contents

List of Anatomical Illustrations	vi
Rules	vii
Preface	viii
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Author	xv
About This Programmed System	xvi
How to Use Medical Terminology Made Easy, Fourth Edition StudyWare™	xix
How You Work the Program	1	(4)
The Word-Building System	5	(18)
Unit 1 Introduction to Medical and Anatomical Terminology	23	(33)
Unit 2 Blood Cells, Cardiovascular, and Lymphatic Systems	56	(42)
Unit 3 Nervous System and Tumors	98	(45)
Unit 4 Digestive System	143	(43)
Unit 5 Muscles, Bones, and Joints	186	(44)
Unit 6 Male Reproductive and Urinary Systems	230	(34)
Unit 7 Female Reproductive System, Obstetrics, and Neonatology	264	(42)
Unit 8 Eye, Ear, Respiratory System, and Special Senses	306	(50)
Unit 9 Directions and Regions of the Body	356	(47)
Unit 10 Pathogenic Organisms, Endocrine System, and Medical Specialties	403	(50)
Appendix A Weights and Measures, Chemical Symbols, Charting Abbreviations	453	(10)
Appendix B History and Physical Exam Report	463	(7)
Appendix C Glossary of Proper Noun Medical Terms	470	(2)
Appendix D Additional Word Parts	472	(3)
Appendix E Answers to Review Exercises	475	(3)
Index	478	(15)
Index of Word Parts Learned	493