Course Description: The Medical Terminology course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, singular and plural forms, and medical abbreviations. The course allows students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.
Course Goals: Students will demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry and are expected to express ideas in a clear, concise, and effective manner; exhibit the ability to cooperate, contribute, and collaborate as a member of a team. They will also recognizes the terminology related to the health science industry by being able to identify abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols related to the health science industry; identify the basic structure of medical words; practice word-building skills; and research the origins of eponyms; recall directional terms and anatomical planes related to body structure; define and accurately spell occupationally specific terms such as those relating to the body systems, surgical and diagnostic procedures, diseases, and treatment; and use prior knowledge and experiences to understand the meaning of terms as they relate to the health science industry.
Course Topics: Introduction to Medical Terminology Human Body in Health & Disease Skeletal System Muscular System Cardiovascular System Lymphatic/Immune System Respiratory System Digestive System Urinary System Nervous System Special Senses Integumentary System Endocrine System Reproductive System Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine and Pharmacology
Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.