Basic Anatomy & Physiology Clinical
Coding Instruction Manual
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,Foreword
This manual is intended to be used as a basic instruction tool, rather than a comprehensive course of study or a
reference book. It will help promote an understanding of diseases and operations described in casenotes by
providing information on body systems, how they work together, and the terminology used to describe them. The
intended result is that those responsible for clinical coding will be better able to translate these concepts into the
appropriate clinical codes.
,
, Contents
Section 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction to Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology........................................................... 5
Medical Terminology........................................................................................ 5
Exercises on Medical Terminology ................................................................. 11
Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology ......................................................... 13
Glossary of Terms............................................................................................ 14
Glossary of Terms............................................................................................ 15
Section 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Musculoskeletal System .......................................................................................................................... 16
General description ........................................................................................ 16
Joints ............................................................................................................... 19
Muscles ............................................................................................................ 22
Glossary of Terms—Musculoskeletal System ................................................. 24
Exercises on the Musculoskeletal System ...................................................... 26
Section 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue ................................................................................................................ 31
General description ........................................................................................ 31
Glossary of Terms—Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue ...................................... 34
Exercises on the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue............................................ 35
Section 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 38
Blood and the Circulatory System .......................................................................................................... 38
Circulatory System .......................................................................................... 38
Heart ............................................................................................................... 42
Blood and Blood Cells .................................................................................... 43
Lymphatic System ........................................................................................... 44
Glossary of Terms—Blood and the Circulatory System ................................ 45
Exercises on the Circulatory System .............................................................. 48
Section 5 .................................................................................................................................................. 53
Nervous System and Sensory Organs ..................................................................................................... 53
Nervous System............................................................................................... 53
Central Nervous System ................................................................................. 54
Peripheral Nervous System ............................................................................ 55
Glossary of Terms—Nervous System .............................................................. 58
The Eyes .......................................................................................................... 60
Glossary of Terms—The Eyes.......................................................................... 63
The Ears ........................................................................................................... 64
Glossary of Terms—The Ears .......................................................................... 66
Exercises on the Nervous System and Sensory Organs: Eyes and Ears ........ 67
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Coding Instruction Manual
&OLQLFDO&ODVVL¿FDWLRQV6HUYLFH
,Foreword
This manual is intended to be used as a basic instruction tool, rather than a comprehensive course of study or a
reference book. It will help promote an understanding of diseases and operations described in casenotes by
providing information on body systems, how they work together, and the terminology used to describe them. The
intended result is that those responsible for clinical coding will be better able to translate these concepts into the
appropriate clinical codes.
,
, Contents
Section 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction to Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology........................................................... 5
Medical Terminology........................................................................................ 5
Exercises on Medical Terminology ................................................................. 11
Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology ......................................................... 13
Glossary of Terms............................................................................................ 14
Glossary of Terms............................................................................................ 15
Section 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 16
Musculoskeletal System .......................................................................................................................... 16
General description ........................................................................................ 16
Joints ............................................................................................................... 19
Muscles ............................................................................................................ 22
Glossary of Terms—Musculoskeletal System ................................................. 24
Exercises on the Musculoskeletal System ...................................................... 26
Section 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue ................................................................................................................ 31
General description ........................................................................................ 31
Glossary of Terms—Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue ...................................... 34
Exercises on the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue............................................ 35
Section 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 38
Blood and the Circulatory System .......................................................................................................... 38
Circulatory System .......................................................................................... 38
Heart ............................................................................................................... 42
Blood and Blood Cells .................................................................................... 43
Lymphatic System ........................................................................................... 44
Glossary of Terms—Blood and the Circulatory System ................................ 45
Exercises on the Circulatory System .............................................................. 48
Section 5 .................................................................................................................................................. 53
Nervous System and Sensory Organs ..................................................................................................... 53
Nervous System............................................................................................... 53
Central Nervous System ................................................................................. 54
Peripheral Nervous System ............................................................................ 55
Glossary of Terms—Nervous System .............................................................. 58
The Eyes .......................................................................................................... 60
Glossary of Terms—The Eyes.......................................................................... 63
The Ears ........................................................................................................... 64
Glossary of Terms—The Ears .......................................................................... 66
Exercises on the Nervous System and Sensory Organs: Eyes and Ears ........ 67
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