TEACH Lesson Plan
CHABNER: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
14 Lymphatic and Immune Systems
CHAPTER LESSON PLANS & OBJECTIVES
Lesson 14.1: Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology
Lesson 14.2: Pathology, Laboratory Tests, Clinical Procedures, Abbreviations, and
Practical Applications
3. Recognize terms that describe various pathological conditions affecting the lymphatic and immune
systems.
CHAPTER TEACHING FOCUS
• Students will have the opportunity to learn about the structure and function of the immune and lymph
vascular systems.
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CHAPTER PRETEST
Have the students answer these questions prior to covering this chapter to understand where they stand
in relation to the content.
Give the name of the structure or fluid from its meaning below:
1) Stationary lymph tissue along the path of lymph vessels ________________________________
5) Organ in the mediastinum that produces T–cell lymphocytes _____________________________
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CHAPTER PRETEST ANSWERS
1) Lymph nodes
p. 548
2) Thoracic duct
p. 551
6) lymph capillaries
p. 550
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 14.1: Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Textbook Objectives Covered
1. Identify the structures and analyze terms related to the lymphatic system.
Lesson Preparation Checklist
• Prepare lecture from TEACH lecture slides available on Evolve.
Materials and Supplies
• computer
• projector
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 14.1: Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology
STUDENT PREPARATION (2 hrs)
OBJ
1-2
READ – Textbook (pp. 547-578)
ANSWER – Textbook
• Terminology (pp. 558–559)
ANSWER
• Evolve Student and Instructor Resources
o Exercises
▪ Term-Building
▪ Medical Matching
▪ Medical Spelling Bee
REVIEW
• Evolve Student Resources
o Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology
o Answers to Pronunciation of Terms
o Audio Glossary
o Games
▪ Concentration
▪ Medical Mix
▪ Million Dollar Pyramid
▪ Termbusters
▪ Wheel of Terminology
o Mosby’s Medical Terminology Flashcards
ASSESS
• Evolve Student Resources
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
o Student Quizzes
WATCH
• Evolve Student Resources
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
50-Minute Lesson Plan
Lesson 14.1: Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology
LECTURE OUTLINE (20 min)
OBJ
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SLIDES 5-60 (pp. 547-578)
• Identify the structures of the lymphatic and immune systems and understand how the
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (choose one or more to equal 30 min)
OBJ
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ASSESS BASELINE (20 min)
• Have class members complete the Pretest and the Background Assessment. Collect
their work and use the results to guide how you teach the class.
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DISCUSS (30 min)
• As a class, discuss the Background Assessment and Critical Thinking Question below.
• Discuss basic elements of the immune system.
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POST & COMMENT
• Post the Critical Thinking Question below and have students post their responses and
comment on each other’s posts.
• Divide students into two groups to discuss the flow of lymph and blood through the
spleen. Have one group report on the “open system” theory and the other group report
on the “closed system” theory. Have students comment on which theory is preferred
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PRESENT
• Divide the class into three groups, each one focusing on a different type of immunity,
natural, active acquired, or passive acquired. Have each group describe the type and
present at least three examples of real conditions in which that type is the body’s
primary or secondary response.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
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rotate the cards among groups until each group has worked with all the cards.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
CREATE
• Make flash cards, or have students make them, with key vocabulary terms on one side
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PRACTICE
• Divide the students into teams. During a timed session, call out the name of a
combining form. Each team needs to create as many lymphatic and immune system
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Rosa has been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She recognizes that this is
one of the disorders that is referred to as an autoimmune disorder. What could you tell her that
describes these diseases?
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 14.2: Pathology, Laboratory Tests, Clinical
Procedures, Abbreviations, and Practical Applications
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Textbook Objectives Covered
3. Recognize terms that describe various pathological conditions affecting the lymphatic and immune
systems.
Lesson Preparation Checklist
• Prepare lecture from TEACH lecture slides available on Evolve.
• Select class activities and assignments.
Materials and Supplies
• computer
• projector
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LEONARD: Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 8th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 14.2: Pathology, Laboratory Tests, Clinical
Procedures, Abbreviations, and Practical Applications
STUDENT PREPARATION (4 hrs)
OBJ
3-5
READ – Textbook (pp. 547-578)
ANSWER – Textbook
• Terminology (pp. 558–559)
ANSWER
• Evolve Student and Instructor Resources
o Exercises
▪ Term-Building
▪ Medical Matching
REVIEW
• Evolve Student Resources
o Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology
o Answers to Pronunciation of Terms
o Audio Glossary
o Body Spectrum Electronic Coloring Book
▪ Lymphatic and Immune Systems
o Definitions Glossary
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
ASSESS
• Evolve Student Resources
o Student Quizzes
WATCH
• Evolve Student Resources
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
50-Minute Lesson Plan
Lesson 5.2: Pathology and Pronunciation of Terms
LECTURE OUTLINE (20 min)
OBJ
3-5
SLIDES 61–88 (pp. 547–578)
• Recognizes terms that describe various pathological conditions affecting the lymphatic
and immune systems.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (choose one or more to equal 30 min)
DISCUSS (10 min)
• As a class, discuss the Background Assessment and Critical Thinking Question below.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
ANALYZE (10 min)
• Pass out photocopies of a medical journal article pertaining to an immune system
REVIEW (15 min)
• Ask the students to make flash cards for the conditions with definitions on the back. In
pairs, have them shuffle their cards and quiz one other. After 10 minutes, have one pair
compete against another to see who can identify the most terms correctly.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
PLAY (20 min)
• Play medical terminology bingo. Have half the students make lists of abbreviations and
POST & COMMENT (10 min)
• Post the Critical Thinking Question below and have students post their responses and
comment on each other’s posts.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
What are opportunistic infections? What specific immunodeficiency leads to the development of
opportunistic infections in AIDS patients?
Discussion Guidelines: Potentially invasive organisms normally contained by the immune system can
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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Assessments
Chapter 14: Lymphatic and Immune System
ASSESSMENTS BY OBJECTIVE
OBJ
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Test Bank
• Create a quiz using Exam View or Word; sort by topic as appropriate.
Evolve Instructor Resources
• Exercises
o Term-Building
o Medical Matching
Evolve Student Resources
• Student Quizzes
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning
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Test Bank
• Create a 50-question test using Exam View or Word.
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning
Textbook
• Exercises (pp. 569-573)