COURSE INFORMATION

Introduces the student to the language used in the health record. Includes a system-by-system review of anatomic disease, operative terms, abbreviations, radiography procedures, laboratory tests, and pharmacology terms. Lecture 3 hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

This course is designed to provide the student with an in understanding the language of medicine.  Emphasis is placed on a generalized medical vocabulary for each organ system.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

1. High school diploma
2. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in an anatomy/physiology class or permission of instructor

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. analyze medical terms by their word elements
2. use accepted rules and guidelines to accurately spell, pluralize, form, divide, and pronounce medical terms
3. use a medical dictionary correctly
4. apply terms for directions, position, and planes of the body
5. translate medical abbreviations
6. independently review basic anatomy and physiology terms specific to each body systems
7. read and interpret clinical information from health records
8. complete written assignments that demonstrate an awareness of current trends in medical practice and a comprehension of the medical terminology in context
9. participate in individual and group projects and presentation which promote learning of the course content
10. define pathologic, symptomatic, diagnostic, procedural and therapeutic terms specific to each body system

1. Word structure and word analysis
2. Body reference terms
3. Musculoskeletal System
4. Digestive System
5. Nervous System
6. Psychiatry
7. The Sense Organs
8. Cardiovascular System
9. Hematology
10. Endocrine System
11. Respiratory System
12. Urinary System
13. Male and Female Reproductive Systems