Catalog 2023 - 2024

MEA 0231 Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Language (N)

This course provides the student with a general overview of the anatomy and physiology of the human body with the associated medical language. It assists the beginning student in understanding how the human body works by providing essential aspects of structure and function in a simple and direct way. This course explains the relationships among organ systems as well as the relationship of each system to the well-being of the entire organism. This course also exposes students to the language of health care, medical terminology, as well as the ability to read and comprehend fundamental terminology used in a variety of medical records and reports. This course focuses on definition, spelling and pronunciation of medical terms relating to the human body and disease.

 

90 hours