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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 eight-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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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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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. |
| 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. |
| Topic: | Dictation
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An exercise enabling you to practise the spelling of a selection of well-known medical terms from dictation. |
| Topic: | Suffix Exercise |
An example of the type of exercise that checks you understand the meaning of suffixes. |
| Topic: | Spelling Exercise 1 | An exercise enabling you to practice the spelling of medical terms from their definitions. |
| 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. |
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| Example FlashCards | Test your knowledge of abbreviations (acronyms) by flashing up an abbreviation, thinking of its meaning and then checking to see if you are correct. Scroll down to the FlashCards. |
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:
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.
Practice Multiple Choice Assessments
These two 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 eight-hundred more in the
on-line course.