Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ECRA-0312
Organization's ID:
M160
Organization:
Eastwick College
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
12 weeks (36 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Medical Terminology
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to be a systematic approach to learning professional medical vocabulary based on prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms of digestive, urinary, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine and reproductive systems are studied.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Accurately recognize and pronounce medical terms
  • Demonstrate: spell and define medical terms
  • Use medical terms to describe the structures and functions of the human body
  • Correctly recognize and use medical terms in a variety of situations (case studies, medical charts, laboratory reports, professional journals and communicating with medical professionals and clients)
  • Analyze and define medical terms through prefixes, suffixes, and word roots

General Topics:

  • Digestive system
  • Urinary system
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Nervous system
  • Endocrine system
  • Reproductive system
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials