Reinforce student understanding of healthcare terminology with dynamic online learning! With modules corresponding to the chapters in Shiland: Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 8th Edition, Medical Terminology Online brings medical language to life with fun, interactive exercises, as well as narrated animations and slide shows. Word-building and labeling activities strengthen students' skills in using medical terms. Use MTO together with the textbook, and your students will “come to terms” with healthcare language and learn to apply specialized vocabulary in real-world practice.
NEW! Content updates reflect changes to the Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 8th Edition textbook.
NEW! Revised lesson quiz and module exam questions are included.
Outcome-based learning includes modules that are mapped to specific objectives, with a short assessment after each block of content.
Animations and slide shows bring terminology to life, and help students visualize physiologic, pathologic, and procedural concepts.
Interactive exercises help studentsrecall and recognize medical terms with word building, labeling, spelling, image association, pronunciation, matching, true or false, and fill-in-the-blank questions.
Case studies provide practice with using medical terminology in context.
Lesson quizzes and module exams measure student mastery of the material, with scores automatically sent to the instructor’s gradebook.
Listen and Choose activity allows students to practice aural recognition of terminology in context.
Audio reviews after each lesson provide students — e.g., distance learners — with opportunities to hear terminology in context.
Lists of audio termsat the end of modules provide a quick, easy review of pronunciation.
Over 5,000-term English/Spanish glossary includes medical terms, definitions, and audio pronunciations in both languages.
Ability to customize allows instructors to use MTO in a variety of Learning Management Systems.
Content accessibility is designed to meet all Level A and AA checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, making this online content more accessible to students with disabilities.
1. Introduction 2. Body Structure and Directional Terminology 3. Musculoskeletal System 4. Integumentary System 5. Gastrointestinal System 6. Urinary System 7. Male Reproductive System 8. Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 10. Cardiovascular System 11. Respiratory System 12. Nervous System 13. Special Senses: Eye and Ear 14. Endocrine System 15. Mental and Behavioral Health 16. Oncology
Betsy J. Shiland, MS, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPB, CPPM, Former Assistant Professor, Allied Health Department, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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