Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0096
Organization's ID:
Health 103
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced. 15 weeks (50 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Medical Terminology
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to give students a thorough understanding of medical terminology, from its origins to vocabulary and uses for all types of systems. The course goes over terms covering topics from the planes of the body to internal organ systems and pathology.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Determine the correct medical abbreviation for terms commonly used in medical practice
  • Explain how certain prefixes or suffixes modify or enhance medical terms
  • Define and refer to parts of the body's internal systems, including lymphatic, immune, skeletal, muscular, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, endocrine, and more
  • List the structures, functions, and diseases that can afflict the eyes, ears, and integumentary system
  • Differentiate terminology used for various types and stages of pathology
  • Identify and choose correct terminology to describe different aspects of diagnostic exams
  • Articulate the interactions and reactions related to drug administration and use in radiology, pharmacology, and oncology

General Topics:

  • An overview of medical terminology
  • Suffixes, prefixes and roots in medical terminology
  • Terms for direction, planes and regions of the body
  • Pathology overview and vocabulary
  • Vocabulary for genetics, cells and tissues
  • Terminology for the lymphatic and immune systems
  • Medical terms for the skeletal system
  • Terminology and functions of the muscular system
  • Terminology for the cardiovascular system
  • Medical terms for the respiratory system, diseases and treatments
  • Terminology for the gastrointestinal system
  • Terms for the GI tract pathology, diagnosis and treatment
  • Medical terminology for the urinary system
  • Medical terminology for the nervous system
  • Terms for the nervous system
  • Related conditions and treatment
  • Medical terminology related to the eyes
  • Medical terms related to the ears
  • Medical terms for the integumentary system
  • Medical terms for the endocrine system
  • Medical terminology for the reproductive systems
  • Medical terms for diagnostic exams
  • Medical terms for radiology, pharmacology and oncology
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials