Essentials of Medical Language: 2024 Release ISE

David M. Allan received his medical training at Cambridge University and Guy’s Hospital in England. He was chief resident in Pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital in New York City before moving to San Diego, California. Dr. Allan has worked as a family physician in England, a pediatrician in San Diego, and an associate dean at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He has designed, written, and produced more than 100 award-winning multimedia programs with virtual reality as their conceptual base. Rachel Basco earned her B.S. in cardiopulmonary science and M.S. in health sciences from Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center, School of Allied Health Professions. She currently is completing her dissertation for her Ed.P. at Louisiana Tech University. She worked as a registered respiratory therapist for 10 years and then began her career in college instruction in respiratory therapy at the LSU School of Allied Professions in Shreveport, Louisiana. Professor Basco then found her interest to be in nonclinical education and began instructing biology courses at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, Louisiana. She completed a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout to improve her expertise in online learning. She is employed as a project director and adjunct instructor in medical terminology at Bossier City Community College.

1 The Anatomy of Medical Terms: The Essential Elements of the Language of Medicine
Section 1.1 The Construction of Medical Words
Section1.2 Word Deconstruction, Plurals, Pronunciation, and Precision
2  The Body as a Whole, Cells, and Genes: The Essentials of the Languages of Anatomy and Genetics
Section 2.1 Composition of Body and Cells
Section2.2 Genes and Genetics
Section 2.3 Genetic Medicine
Section2.4 Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems
Section 2.5 Anatomical Positions, Planes, and Directions
3 The Integumentary System: The Essentials of the Language of Dermatology
Section 3.1 Functions and Structure of the Skin
Section3.2 Disorders of the Skin and Accessory Organs
Section 3.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders
Section 3.4Burns and Injuries to the Skin
4 The Skeletal System: The Essentials of the Language of Orthopedics
Section4.1 Bones of the Skeletal System
Section 4.2 Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
Section 4.3 Disorders and Injuries of the Skeleton System
Section4.4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Bone Disorders
5 Muscles and Tendons: The Essentials of the Languages of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Section 5.1Muscles and Tendons
Section 5.2 Muscles and Tendons of the Upper and Lower Extremities
Section 5.3 Disorders and Injuries of Muscles and Tendons
Section 5.4 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR)
Section 5.5 Procedures and Pharmacology
6 The Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems: The Essentials of the Language of Cardiology
Section 6.1 The Heart
Section 6.2 Circulatory Systems
Section 6.3 Disorders and Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System
Section 6.4Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Heart and Circulatory Systems
7 The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: The Essentials of the Languages of Hematology and Immunology
Section 7.1 Components and Functions of Blood
Section 7.2 Lymphatic System
Section 7.3Disorders of Blood and Blood Components 1
Section 7.4 Disorders of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Section 7.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for the Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
8 The Respiratory System: The Essentials of the Language of Pulmonology
Section 8.1 Introduction to the Respiratory System
Section8.2 Upper Respiratory Tract
Section 8.3 Lower Respiratory Tract
Section8.4 Disorders of the Respiratory System
Section 8.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology
9 The Digestive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gastroenterology
Section 9.1 The Digestive System
Section 9.2 Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus
Section9.3 Digestion—Stomach, Small Intestine, and Large Intestine
Section9.4 Digestion—Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
Section 9.5 Disorders of the Digestive System
Section 9.6 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Digestive System
10 The Nervous System and Mental Health: The Essentials of the Languages of Neurology and Psychiatry
Section 10.1Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Section 10.2 The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Section 10.3 Disorders of the Brain, Cranial Nerves, and Meninges
Section 10.4 Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves
Section 10.5 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Nervous System
Section 10.6 Mental Health
Section10.7 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Mental Health Disorders
11 Special Senses of the Eye and Ear: The Essentials of the Languages of Ophthalmology and Otology
Section 11.1 Structure and Function of the Accessory Structures of the Eye
Section 11.2Disorders of the Eye
Section 11.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for the Eye
Section 11.4 Structure and Function of the Ear and Hearing
Section 11.5 Disorders of the Ear and Hearing
Section 11.6 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders of the Ear
12 The Endocrine System: The Essentials of the Language of Endocrinology
Section 12.1 Endocrine System, Hypothalamus, and Pituitary and Pineal Glands
Section 12.2Disorders of the Endocrine System
Section 12.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology for Disorders of the Endocrine System
13 The Urinary System: The Essentials of the Language of Urology
Section13.1 Urinary System, Kidneys, and Ureters
Section 13.2 Disorders of the Urinary System
Section 13.3 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures of the Urinary System
14 The Male Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of the Male Reproductive System
Section 14.1 The Male Reproductive System
Section 14.2 Spermatic Ducts, Accessory Glands, and Penis
Section 14.3 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Section14.4 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology
15 The Female Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Languages of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Section 15.1 Female Reproductive System
Section 15.2 Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract
Section 15.3 Gynecologic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology
Section 15.4 Pregnancy
Section 15.5Disorders of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Section 15.6 Obstetrical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
Section 15.7 The Female Breast
Section15.8 Disorders of the Breast
Section 15.9 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures and Pharmacology of the Breast
16 Infancy to Old Age: The Languages of Pediatrics and Geriatrics
Section 16.1 Neonatal Period
Section16.2 Aging, Senescence, and Death