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Learning Medical Terminology
column to reduce them to main ideas, cues to help you remember the main ideas, important names or dates, questions to follow up on, or thoughts you have about the material. Last, use the horizontal row on the bottom to briefly summarize the notes. Mind mapping: The topic is written in the center of the page, and details branch off from the topic in all directions. For example, in Figure 1-9, “urinary system” is written in the middle of the page and circled. The first organ of the urinary system is added to the mind map with a short line extending outward from the urinary system circle to a new circle labeled “kidneys.” Separate lines and circles are drawn for the ureter and bladder. Details are then added to the organ circles. Short lines and circles connect the next level of facts, such as the organ size and shape, its function, the structures within the organ, and pathologies that can affect the organ. The mind map continues outward in all directions as facts such as pathology symptoms and pharmacology are added. You can use colors to further organize your own maps and add images and thoughts that have meaning for you. Charting method: A table is used to organize information that contains a lot of facts. For example, a four-column table can be created for learning mul- tiple pathologies. The column headings could be labeled name of pathology; systems, organs, or tissues affected; symptoms; and pharmacology .
Size
Structures
Size
Structures
Function
Function
Bladder
Kidneys
Pathologies
Urinary System
Pathologies
Symptoms – –
Symptoms – –
Ureter
Size
Facts
Pathologies
Function
Structures
Symptoms – –
FIGURE 1-9 Mind mapping.
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