In this course on The Heart, Blood, and Lungs, you will learn about the wonderful diversity of the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems and the medical language that is used to describe these systems. 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.
The Heart, Blood, and Lungs
The Heart, Blood, and Lungs
This course is part of Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology Fundamentals Specialization
Instructor: Jennifer Zabel
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Recognize the structure and function of the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems
Discuss major diseases of the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems, as well as related symptoms
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always repeating the word parts makes the course great for me.
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