Appendix I Body Systems Essay

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Appendix I Body Systems Appendix I contains information and activities enabling you to expand your teaching to include basic and simple terminology related to each body system. First, there is an illustration of each system with major organs labeled and combining forms given for each organ. These illustrations as transparency masters can be found at the conclusion of this manual and may be photocopied for classroom use or made into overhead acetates for teaching. In addition to the illustrations, there is a page of information about each body system. This includes combining forms, their meanings, a medical term using each combining form, and a line for students to write the meaning of the medical term. All answers can be checked in the Glossary…show more content…
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