Unit 1 Diagnosis 1
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 1
Part Ⅱ Text A：Diagnosis 3
Part Ⅲ Text B：Expecting the Expected 11
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 16
Unit 2 Therapeutics 22
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 22
Part Ⅱ Text A：Therapeutics 24
Part Ⅲ Text B：Daring to Practice Low-Cost Medicine in a High-Tech Era 33
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 38
Unit 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine 44
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 44
Part Ⅱ Text A：Traditional Chinese Medicine 46
Part Ⅲ Text B：Traditional Botanical Medicine：An Introduction 52
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 58
Unit 4 Nursing 63
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 63
Part Ⅱ Text A：Nursing 65
Part Ⅲ Text B：The Changing Faces of Nursing：A Personal Story 72
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 79
Unit 5 Oncology 84
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 84
Part Ⅱ Text A：Oncology 86
Part Ⅲ Text B：“I want to take him home” 93
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 98
Unit 6 Integumentary System 103
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 103
Part Ⅱ Text A：Integumentary System 105
Part Ⅲ Text B：The Allure of Tanned Skin 113
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 119
Unit 7 Musculoskeletal System 124
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 124
Part Ⅱ Text A：Musculoskeletal System 126
Part Ⅲ Text B：Is Walking Speed a Vital Sign？Absolutely！ 136
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 142
Unit 8 Nervous System 147
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 147
Part Ⅱ Text A：Nervous System 149
Part Ⅲ Text B：Press That Button Again,Please 158
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 162
Unit 9 Endocrine System 168
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 168
Part Ⅱ Text A：Endocrine System 170
Part Ⅲ Text B：Insulin's Discovery：New Insights on Its Ninetieth Birthday 178
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 184
Unit 10 Sensory Systems 189
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 189
Part Ⅱ Text A：Sensory Systems 191
Part Ⅲ Text B：Listening to Braille 201
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 205
Unit 11 Cardiovascular System 211
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 211
Part Ⅱ Text A：Cardiovascular System 213
Part Ⅲ Text B：My Stethoscope 224
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 229
Unit 12 Respiratory System 234
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 234
Part Ⅱ Text A：Respiratory System 236
Part Ⅲ Text B：Influenza at the Beginning of the 21st Century 244
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 249
Unit 13 Urogenital System 254
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 254
Part Ⅱ Text A：Urogenital System 256
Part Ⅲ Text B：In Vitro Fertilization：Four Decades of Reflections and Promises 265
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 271
Unit 14 Digestive System 279
Part Ⅰ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 279
Part Ⅱ Text A：Digestive System 280
Part Ⅲ Text B：Facts and Fallacies about Digestive Diseases 289
Part Ⅳ Language Skill Development 294
Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary 299
Appendix Ⅱ Building Blocks of Medical Terminology 348