Medical Terminology for Beginners

The Respiratory System plays a major part in our survival and works hand-in-hand with the Circulatory System. It works with vital structures that have specific and important functions to process the air we breathe. This CTE Health Sciences video covers the proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Respiratory System.

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• Easily recall the main parts of the Respiratory System
• Understand their functions based on their own names
• Apply the basic pronunciation rules on respiratory-related terms, parts & processes

The Skeleton is the framework of the body. Among its many functions, the skeleton serves to protect vital organs, such as the brain, the heart, and lungs. This quick video lecture covers proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Skeletal System. This will help you better learn medical terms in conjunction with the visual representation of the body system.

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• Go over more terms within the skeletal system
• Easily recall bone structures by associating prefixes, suffixes & root elements
• Better understand reproductive processes & parts w/ the usual prefixes, suffixes, and root words

Special Senses are receptors that allow the human body to interact with the environment through taste, smell, sight, hearing, touch, and balance maintenance. Each special sense has a dedicated nervous system pathway that communicates the relevant sensory information to the central nervous system. The terms listed here will address only sight and hearing. This Health Sciences video covers proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Special Senses.

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• Understand the main role of our Special Senses
• Apply the basic pronunciation rules on related terms, parts & processes
• Know other components & how they're related to other organ systems

This CTE Health Sciences video focuses on the proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of the medical terminology pertaining to the Integumentary System. The Integumentary System is made up of three major parts: the skin, hair, and nails. Its major function is to act as a barrier to protect the body from various kinds of damage from the outside world. In this course, you'll be guided on how to better understand and recall these terms as you explore the basics of anatomy,

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• Understand the main functions of the Integumentary System
• Apply the basic pronunciation rules on dermatology-related terms, parts & processes
• Better understand reproductive processes & parts w/ the usual prefixes, suffixes, and root words

The purpose of the Lymphatic System is to eliminate waste or toxins and excess fluids from the body within its own structures. The Lymphatic System follows along with the circulatory system of blood vessels. To move lymph, which is a thin, watery fluid, the lymphatic system is an integral component of the immune system. Together, these two systems work to protect the body by eliminating and or destroying toxins. This course covers proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of medical terminology pertaining to the Lymphatic System.

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• Go over more terms within the lymphatic system
• Easily recall glands by associating prefixes, suffixes & root elements
• Better understand processes & parts w/ the usual prefixes, suffixes, and root words

This CTE Health Sciences video focuses on the proper use, pronunciation, and definitions of the medical terminology pertaining to the Muscular System. Rather than opening up a book and trying to learn all the medical terminology out there; CTE Skills, in the Anatomy and Physiology series, believe that the best method to learn them is to study them in conjunction with the body systems. This course will cover various muscle groups, fibers, and other structures that contribute to the movement of the human body.

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• Understand the main functions of the Muscular System
• Apply the basic pronunciation rules on muscle- & movement-related terms, parts, and processes
• Better understand processes & parts w/ the usual prefixes, suffixes, and root words

The Urinary or the Excretory System is another system by which the body rids itself of unwanted toxins or (waste). Basically, the urinary system’s main purpose is to maintain the body’s “homeostasis”. In other words, the urinary system’s main function is to maintain the body’s acid-base balance. This course focuses on the proper use, pronunciation and definitions of the medical terminology pertaining to the Urinary System.

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• Go over more terms within the urinary system
• Easily organs & processes by associating prefixes, suffixes, and root elements
• Know other components that make up the excretion process

The Nervous System, with the brain as its main control center, coordinates all bodily activities. There are two major components to this system: one, the Central Nervous System which is the brain and spinal cord, and two, the Peripheral Nervous system. In this course, you'll be looking at some of the medical terminology associated with the nervous system.

• Access 1 lecture & 0.17 hour of content 24/7
• Understand the main functions of the Nervous System
• Apply the basic pronunciation rules on related terms, parts & processes
• Better understand nervous sytem processes & parts w/ the usual prefixes, suffixes, and root words