Learning medical terminology : a worktext / Miriam G. Austrin, Harvey R. Austrin.
Publication details: St. Louis : Mosby Year Book, c1991.Edition: 7th editionDescription: xv, 16, 543 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 0801601754 :
- 9780801601750
- W 15 A938L 1991
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | W 15 A938L 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22050258 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-488) and index
Contents
Section I: Basic foundation of medical terminology
1. An Introduction to medical terminology
2. Building a medical vocabulary
3. Adding to the foundation
4. Completing the foundation
Section II: The Body shell and its support
5.Understanding the body and its structure
6.Skeletal system, framework of the body
7.Muscular system, the moving force
8. Integumentary system, the skin and its accessory structures
Section III: Internal mechanisms of the body
9. The cardiovascular and lymphatic systems: the transports of the body
10.Respiratory system, the breath of life
11.Gastrointestinal system, the food processor
12. The genitourinary system: the processing of liquid wastes and human reproduction
13. The Endocrine system: the chemical stimulators
14. The Nervous system, the central processing unit
15. The Special senses, the sources of information
Section IV: Adding to the structure
16. The immune system and multiple-system diseases: the defenders of the body and a glossary of conditions affecting multiple systems
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