COURSE CONTENT

• The Human Body in Health and Disease
• Signs and Symptoms of Disease
• Types of Disease Caused by Pathogens
• Injuries, Wounds and Trauma
• Treatment of Disease
• Medical and Layman’s Terms
• Abbreviations
• Words Easily Confused
• Collocations
• Idiomatic Expressions
• Τhe Skeletal System
• The Skeleton
• The Skull
• Bone Structure
• Types of Bones
• Types of Fractures
• Postural Deformities
• Medical and Layman’s Terms
• Abbreviations
• Homonyms
• Homophones
• Words Easily Confused
• Idiomatic Expressions
• Mythonyms
• The Muscular System
• Muscles
• Fascia, Tendon, Aponeurosis
• Types of Muscles
• Muscle Tone
• Origin and Insertion of a Muscle
• Muscle Movement
• Action of Muscles
• Range of Motion
• Names of Muscles
• Movement Disorders
• Medical and Layman’s Terms
• Eponyms
• Toponyms
• Abbreviations
• Words Easily Confused
• Idiomatic Expressions
• Mythonyms
• The Nervous System
• The Central Nervous System
  • The Brain
  • The Spinal Cord
• The Peripheral Nervous System
  • The Somatic Nervous System
  • The Autonomic Nervous System
    • The Sympathetic Nervous System
    • The Parasympathetic Nervous System
  • The Nerves
  • Brain Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Medical and Layman’s Terms
  • Eponyms
  • Abbreviations
  • Homonyms
  • Words Easily Confused
  • Idiomatic Expressions
  • Mythonyms
  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatric Institutions
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Psychotherapy
  • Classification of Mental Disorders
  • Genetics
  • Principles of Heredity
  • Genetic Material
  • The Human Genome Project
  • Alterations in the Genetic Material

• • • Mutations
    • Point Mutations
    • Chromosomal Alterations

• DNA Repair Mechanisms
• Genetic Disorders
• Single Gene Inheritance
• Multifactorial Inheritance
• Chromosomal Abnormalities
• Mitochondrial Inheritance
  • Genetic Testing – Genetic Counselling
  • Gene Editing – CRISPR
  • Laboratory Instruments and Equipment