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InterActive Medical Terminology - the easy way to learn the language of medicine
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(Note: FlashPlayer 7 or later opens the exercises)
If you like the style of learning in these exercises there are over nine-hundred available in the online course. These cover common medical terms associated with different body systems and are based on the type of self-assessment exercises in An Introduction to Medical terminology for Health Care |
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| Topic: | Superior, inferior, medial and lateral |
Directional terms are very important in medicine as they can indicate the position of diseased tissues and organs. This exercise enables you to see how four directional terms are used. |
| Topic: | Spelling Exercise | An exercise enabling you to practice the spelling of medical terms from their definitions. |
| Topic: | Prefixes | A drag & drop exercise enabling you to practise the meaning of prefixes relating to colors |
| First use the topic exercises repeatedly to learn the position and names of components of the human body. Then try each self-assessment test.Scroll down to see the three exercises, use the back arrow on your browser to exit each exercise. |
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An exercise showing the position of the main components of the biliary system and combining forms of medical words associated with them. |
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The Biliary System | A self-assessment exercise that enables you to identify the main components of the biliary system |
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An exercise showing the position of the main components of the blood, their function and combining forms of medical words associated with them. |
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A self-assessment exercise that enables you to identify the main components of the blood
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An exercise showing the position of the main parts of the brain and combining forms of medical words associated with the brain. |
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A self-assessment that enables you to identify the main parts of the brain |
| If you want to practise the basic anatomy of more systems, there are twenty similar, free exercises on the Evolve website of Elsevier Ltd. |
| Set 1 Combining forms |
Check you remember the meaning of combining forms by flashing up a word and thinking of its meaning, then check to see if you are correct. Skip backwards through the cards to name combining forms from their meaning. Scroll down to see the three sets of FlashCards. |
| Set 2 Medical abbreviations |
Test your knowledge of abbreviations (acronyms) by flashing up an abbreviation, thinking of its meaning and then checking to see if you are correct. |
| Set 3 Pharmaceutical abbreviations |
Test your knowledge of pharmaceutical abbreviations by flashing up an abbreviation, thinking of its meaning and then checking to see if you are correct. |
Here are two examples of animations used in the interactive medical terminology course to improve your knowledge of anatomy and reinforce your understanding of medical terms: |
| 1 The heart showing the four main tissue types that form this organ |
| 2 The alveolus |
The alveoli are the blindly ending air sacs found at the end of the airways in the lungs. These are essential for the efficient exchange of respiratory gases to keep us alive. In each alveolus oxygen diffuses into the blood whilst carbon dioxide (a waste gas ) leaves. Gases leaving the alveoli are breathed out in expired air.
Alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli can cause difficulty in breathing and occasionally respiratory failure. |
| An anatomy poster relating to the digestive system to help you with revision. |
These three assessments are similar in style to those used as part of the medical terminology exam of the AAMA. Studying our interactive medical terminology course will help consolidate the work of students taking these exams. Scroll down to see the assessments. |
This ends the free exercises but there are
over nine-hundred more in the
on-line course.
| Note: All the drawings and exercises are the copyright of Andrew R. Hutton, they can be used for non-profit educational use only. Made with macromedia Flash MX2004 and Adobe Illustrator. Flags by Animated United Kingdom Flags. |