Online Class: Medical Terminology for Medical Coders
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 Course Description This medical terminology course for medical coders covers the medical terminology used by professional medical coders in today's healthcare industry. We'll start with the very basics of medical terminology, reviewing word roots, prefixes, and suffixes that make up medical words. We'll then move on to each body system where we'll work on recognizing and defining their related medical terms. This comprehensive review of medical terminology will not only benefit those new to medical terms used in medical coding, but also act as a refresher for those already experienced in medical coding. So join us today! Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define and recognize basic word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
- Describe human body orientation.
- Describe the human body in health and disease.
- Identify and define terms relating to the cardiovascular system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the digestive system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the lymphatic system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the musculoskeletal system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the nervous system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the respiratory system.
- Identify and define terms relating to the skin and sense organs.
- Identify and define terms relating to the male and female reproductive systems.
- Identify and define terms relating to the endocrine system and urinary systems.
- Identify and define terms relating to the the genitourinary system.
- Identify and define common terms used in examinations, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Medical BasicsThis lesson will identify basic body systems, medical terms, and vital signs; distinguish between symptoms and disease; determine the specialty of care by identifying the meaning of the word root and much more. | Lesson 2: Basic Word Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesThis lesson will define word roots, prefixes, and suffixes; provide an understanding of how to analyze and construct medical terms from their component part and much more. | Lesson 3: Human Body OrientationThis lesson will define anatomy and physiology, recognize anatomic position, familiarize students with planes of the body, equip students with the ability to locate parts of the body based on the descriptive orientation terms, and much more. | Lesson 4: The Human Body in Health and DiseaseThis lesson will recognize terms related to the pathology of cells, tissues, and glands; types of disease, and modes of disease transmission; recognize different medical specialties and specialists; and much more. | Lesson 5: The Cardiovascular SystemThe Cardiovascular System. | Lesson 6: Cardiovascular System ContinuedLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Describe the heart in terms of chambers, valves, heartbeat, and blood supply.
Identify and describe the three different types of blood vessels.
Identify the major components of the blood.
| Lesson 7: The Digestive SystemIntroduction to the Digestive System. | Lesson 8: Digestive System ContinuedLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Identify and describe the major organs and structures of the digestive tract.
Define digestive related word parts.
Build and analyze medical terms with word parts presented. | Lesson 9: The Lymphatic SystemThe Lymphatic System. | Lesson 10: The Musculoskeletal SystemThe Musculoskeletal System. | Lesson 11: Musculoskeletal System ContinuedLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Identify and describe the major structures and functions of the muscular and skeletal systems.
Describe the different joint types.
Recognize and define terms related to muscle movements and ident | Lesson 12: The Nervous SystemIntroduction to the Nervous System. | Lesson 13: The Nervous System ContinuedLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Describe the major structure and functions of the nervous system.
Identify the major divisions of the nervous system.
Recognize and define common pathologies and diagnostic and treatment procedure | Lesson 14: The Respiratory SystemIntroduction to the Respiratory System. | Lesson 15: Respiratory System ContinuedLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Identify the organs and other structures of the respiratory system.
Build and analyze medical terms with word parts.
Define and spell the disease and disorder, diagnostic, surgical, and complemen | Lesson 16: The Skin and Sense OrgansIntroduction to the skin and sensory organs. | Lesson 17: The Integumentary SystemLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Identify organs and structures of the integumentary system.
Identify and define associated word parts.
Build and analyze medical terms with word parts from Quick Medical Terminology 1.
| Lesson 18: Male and Female Reproductive SystemsIn-depth look of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems. | Lesson 19: Endocrine System, Urinary SystemLet's study the Endocrine System and Urinary System. | Lesson 20: The Genitourinary SystemsLesson material will achieve these objectives:
Describe the major functions of the urinary and reproductive systems.
Name and describe the structures of the urinary and reproductive systems.
Recognize and define terms related to the pathology, | Lesson 21: Examination and InstrumentationThis lesson will describe the techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation; and identify and understand various instruments utilized in a physical examination as they relate to specific body parts. | Lesson 22: Final ExamFinal Exam |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | Medical Terminology for Medical Coders | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550370 | | Course Type | : | College Level | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $90.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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