Class Syllabus: Medical Terminology 101
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Medical Terminology
This medical terminology course covers the basic knowledge and understanding of medical language and terminology used by health care professionals everywhere.
If you're interested in pursuing a health and science career requiring the ability to communicate with physicians, dentists, or other medical professionals, this class will meet all your needs.
In easy to read lessons, you'll find our compact format will not only give you a solid foundation in medical language, but can be completed in less than 25 days! You will analyze individual word parts such as prefixes, suffixes and word roots, along with learning body system dynamics, basic medical language, body orientation, health, wellness, and disease terms. You will learn the basic components of medical terminology as it relates to each body system plus the instruments used in assessment will also be reviewed.
So if you're planning on pursuing a career in medical transcription, medical billing or medical coding, physician's secretary or medical support staff, or you just need a review or extra tutoring for your anatomy and physiology classes, or maybe you want a jump start in the medical field before starting college; or perhaps you're just interested in learning the latest in medical language--you can begin today--enroll right now!
Course Requirements
This course does not require any previous medical background.
This course contains easy to read lessons which can be completed in one to two weeks if necessary but you have 6 months
Course Goals
-Name the body systems and identify their basic components and functions.
-Recognize basic medical terms. Define vital signs.
-Distinguish between signs and symptoms of disease.
-Determine the specialty of care by identifying the meaning of the word root.
-Analyze and be familiar with terms related to tissues and organs.
-Define word root, prefix, and suffix and know how and where to use them.
-Learn and understand medical terms by breaking them down into their component parts and learning the meaning of those parts.
-Learn to construct medical terms to form component parts.
-Pronounce, spell, and define commonly used prefixes and suffixes.
-Define anatomy and physiology.
-Recognize anatomic position and identify bodily directions.
-Recognize and define terms related to the abdominal cavity and peritoneum.
-Become familiar with the planes of the body.
-Recognize divisions and regions of the abdomen, thorax and peritoneum.
-Describe a location on the body based on descriptive orientation terms.
-Define cytology, histology, and pathology.
-Recognize the terms related to the structure, function, procedure and pathology of cells, tissues, and glands.
-Recognize and define terms related to types of disease, pathology of tissue formation, and modes of disease transmission.
-Describe the presence of disease relative to the pattern of its outbreak.
-Recognize different medical specialties and medical specialists.
-Identify major organ structures by recognizing the combining form.
-Define common pathological conditions of each body system.
-Recognize basic diagnostic tests for each system.
-Describe commonly used treatment modalities for each body system.
-Describe the techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
-Identify and understand various instruments utilized in a physical examination as they relate to specific body parts.
Course Materials
All course material is made available within this online course, there is nothing to purchase.
Grading Policy
There are quizzes following each of the lessons and a Final Exam (given online). You will receive a percentage grade.
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Medical Basics
- Lesson 2: Basic Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Lesson 3: Human Body Orientation
- Lesson 4: The Human Body in Health and Disease
- Lesson 5: The Cardiovascular System
- Lesson 6: The Digestive System
- Lesson 7: The Lymphatic System
- Lesson 8: The Musculoskeletal System
- Lesson 9: The Nervous System
- Lesson 10: The Respiratory System
- Lesson 11: The Skin and Sense Organs
- Lesson 12: Endocrine System, Urinary System, Reproductive System
- Lesson 13: Examination and Instrumentation
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