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Human Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health. Learn the anatomical structures and terminology relevant to the human body through this interactive, engaging online content.
Instructor: Jennifer Zabel
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This is a beginner specialization and does not require any prior healthcare or medical background
Analyze and understand medical terminology
Recognize the structure and function of human body systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to human body systems
Discuss major diseases of human body systems, as well as related symptoms
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Build your knowledge of the human body and take the first steps toward working in a medical or healthcare setting. This specialization provides immersive, interactive content to teach the anatomical structure, bodily systems, and medical language of the human form.
IMPORTANT: This specialization is not designed to prepare students for national certification. Enrollees will gain the foundational/fundamental knowledge on subject matter relevant to the profession. However, to gain industry certification, a more comprehensive program must be completed through enrollment via approved/eligible schools such as MedCerts.
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Analyze and understand medical terminology
Recognize the structure and function of human body systems
Gain an understanding of the directional terms in relationship to the human body
Discuss pathology, the disease process, and endoscopy
Recognize the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems
Discuss major diseases of the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems, as well as related symptoms
Recognize the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the nervous and endocrine systems
Discuss major diseases of the nervous and endocrine systems, as well as related symptoms
Recognize the structure and function of the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems
Discuss major diseases of the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems, as well as related symptoms
Recognize the structure and function of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
Gain an understanding of the medical language related to the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
Discuss major diseases of the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, as well as related symptoms
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No. This specialization is considered an introduction to MedCerts career and certification training. It does not fully prepare students to test for national certification. To prepare for a national certification, students have the option to enroll in a more comprehensive program at MedCerts, where certification and job-readiness is the intent.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
This Specialization doesn't carry university credit, but some universities may choose to accept Specialization Certificates for credit. Check with your institution to learn more.
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