Title: Medical Terminology
Description: Medical Terminology: A Living Language is packed with carefully designed learning tools aimed at helping students succeed in the classroom and beyond. With clear examples and illustrations, this medical terminology book makes difficult concepts easy to understand for today's high school health science student. An introductory chapter contains information necessary for an understanding of how medical terms are formed; anatomy and physiology chapters are organized by body systems; and a special topics chapter contains timely information that is key for the well-rounded health care worker. Comprehensive end-of-chapter activities -- including case studies, medical record analysis, chart note transcription, and labeling activities -- have students apply what they have learned in the chapter. - Back cover.
Subjects: Medicine, Terminology