The Purpose of the Externship in a Medical Assisting Program

question 48

Short Answer

The purpose of the externship in a medical assisting program is to allow the student to obtain ________.

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Definitions:

Cardiovascular System

The body’s system comprised of the heart and blood vessels, responsible for circulating blood and nutrients throughout the body.

Skeletal Muscles

Muscles attached to the bones that are responsible for the movement of the human body.

Recessive

Pertaining to a gene that is masked by a dominant gene and only expressed in the phenotype when paired with another recessive gene.

Defective Gene Alleles

Variants of genes that have mutations or alterations, leading to the dysfunction of the encoded proteins and potentially causing genetic disorders.