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Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers I
Course: HCC145AA

First Term: 2001 Fall
 Lecture   1 Credit(s)   1 Period(s)   1 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Introduction to medical terms used in health care. Body systems approach to selected terms related to structures, functions, diseases, procedures, and diagnostic tests. Building and analyzing terms using basic word parts. Selected medical abbreviations and symbols and term spelling



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Explain how medical terms are created. (I)
2. Apply standard word guidelines to medical terms. (I)
3. Use basic medical suffixes and prefixes accurately. (I)
4. Describe the organizational components, directional terms and anatomical position of the body. (II)
5. Identify selected body system structures and their related word parts. (III)
6. Identify selected functions of body organs and systems and their related word parts. (III)
7. Use system word parts to build and analyze terms. (III)
8. Define medical terms related to selected disease processes. (III)
9. Define selected diagnostic and procedural terms for each body system. (III)
10. Recognize selected abbreviations and symbols related to each body system. (III)
11. Spell specific medical terms. (II - III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction to Medical Terminology
   A. Derivation of medical terms
      1. acronym
      2. eponym
      3. word parts
   B. Terms from word parts
      1. word root
      2. combining vowel/combining form
      3. basic suffixes
      4. basic prefixes
   C. Guidelines
      1. connecting word parts
      2. reading terms from word parts
      3. spelling
II. Body Structure
   A. Body organization
   B. Planes
   C. Cavities
   D. Abdominopelvic regions/quadrants
   E. Directional terms
   F. Anatomical position
III. Selected Terminology by Body System
   A. Structures and word parts
   B. Functions and word parts
   C. Pathology terms
   D. Diagnostic tests
   E. Procedure terms
   F. Abbreviations and symbols
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  3/27/2001

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