A new session of each course opens each month, allowing you to enroll whenever your busy schedule permits!
How does it work? Once a session starts, two lessons will be released each week, for the six-week duration of your course. You will have access to all previously released lessons until the course ends.
Keep in mind that the interactive discussion area for each lesson automatically closes 2 weeks after each lesson is released, so you’re encouraged to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
The Final Exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the Final Exam has been released, you will have 2 weeks plus 10 days to complete the Final and finish any remaining lessons in your course. No further extensions can be provided beyond these 10 days.
Week One
Lesson 01 - Ready, Set, Go
Wednesday
This lesson provides the basics of how medical terms are formed, analyzed, and defined.
Lesson 02 - Where, Why, and What?
Friday
This lesson provides terms used in everyday dialogue regarding animal body systems, positioning of animals, and relationships between body parts.
Week Two
Lesson 03 - Musculoskeletal System
Wednesday
In this lesson, you'll learn medical terminology related to the skeletal and muscular systems. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for both systems are described.
Lesson 04 - Head to Toe and What's in a Name?
Friday
This lesson consists of common terms for landmarks on an animal's body, as well as terms used in the animal industry to describe males and females of selected species, terms for their young, and for groups of their species.
Week Three
Lesson 05 - Digestive System
Wednesday
In this lesson, you'll learn about the anatomy of the digestive system. Clinical terms related to this system, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the digestive system are described.
Lesson 06 - Urinary and Cardiovascular Systems
Friday
This lesson explores the anatomy, clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures of the urinary and cardiovascular systems. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the urinary and cardiovascular systems are included.
Week Four
Lesson 07 - Respiratory System
Wednesday
The structures of the respiratory system and the breathing process are described in this lesson. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the respiratory system are included.
Lesson 08 - Integumentary and Endocrine Systems
Friday
Veterinary medical terms related to the integumentary and endocrine systems are explored in this lesson. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the integumentary and endocrine systems are included.
Week Five
Lesson 09 - Reproductive Systems
Wednesday
It's time to learn all about reproduction. The male and female reproductive systems, mating, pregnancy, and birth, as well as diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures of the reproductive system, are the topics of this lesson.
Lesson 10 - Nervous System and Seeing and Hearing
Friday
This lesson covers the nervous system and the functions and structures of the eyes and ears. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the nervous system and eyes and ears are included.
Week Six
Lesson 11 - Hematologic, Lymphatic, Immunologic, and Oncological Terminology
Wednesday
Three systems are described in this lesson: the hematologic, lymphatic, and immune systems. The specialty of oncology is also described in this lesson. Clinical terms, diagnostic tests, pathology, and procedures for the hematologic, lymphatic, and systems, as well as oncology terms, are included.
Lesson 12 - Physical Exams, Drugs, and Dissection
Friday
This lesson relates to tests, procedures, and treatments used in the care of animals in the veterinary medical field.