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Documentation is a vital part of occupational therapy, and it's required for reimbursements and payments. Learn about the proper way for an OT to document and the guidelines they should follow when documenting.

This lesson will help you to understand how to take an unfamiliar medical term apart and then define it. We will look at several examples and discuss how the term is read.

Learn about the ventral cavity. Discover the body's cavities and organs found in the ventral cavity, where it is located, and see a ventral body cavity diagram.

Fixed and wandering cells are the two main types of connective tissue cells in the human body. Fixed cells create three types of fiber (collagenous, elastic, & reticular) that comprise the matrix of connective tissue. Learn about the functions and structures of connective tissue, connective tissue cell types, connective tissue fibers, loose connective tissue, the basement membrane, adipose connective tissue, and wandering cells.

What are the middle ear structures? Learn the definition of ossicles, and read about the malleus, incus, and stapes definition, shape, and function.

Evisceration is when internal organs are physically removed from the body. Learn about the definition of evisceration and the different treatment options for this condition.

What is a body plane? Learn about the body planes, including the transverse plane definition, coronal plane definition, and sagittal plane definition.

Fascia in anatomy is the internal connective tissue that surrounds organs & connects layers of muscle to ensure healthy movement. Learn about the definition of fascia, the elasticity of fascia, & how tears in the fascia can lead to inflammation.

What does anterior mean in anatomy and what does posterior mean in anatomy? Learn the anterior and posterior definitions in anatomy and their differences.

This lesson is going to cover the many noun suffixes that are used in medical terminology. We will look at examples and see how some can be used interchangeably.

Have you ever heard of dorsiflexion or plantar flexion? These terms can be confusing, but this lesson quickly and clearly defines and distinguishes between the two of them for you.

Learn about the antecubital fossa. Understand more about antecubital anatomy and the clinical significance of the antecubital fossa.

Have you ever wondered how physiology is different from medicine? Did you know that there are physiologists who study plants or bacteria or fungi? This lesson describes what physiology is and offers a brief history of how the field developed.

Learn about the lumbar plexus, lumbar plexus nerves, and lumbar plexus function. Discover the lumbar nerves' anatomy and function with a lumbar plexus diagram.

Motor unit summation develops muscle tension by using multiple motor units in a muscle to create more force. Explore whole muscle contraction, motor units, motor unit physiology, and how strength conditioning affects muscles.

Cardiac afterload is among the many processes that affect how blood flows through the heart. Learn the definition of cardiac afterload, how the heart functions, the effects of the alteration in afterload pressures, and the reducing agents that serve as medication for afterload reduction.