Course Goals
Core Course Topics
Basic Word Structure
Suffixes, roots
Prefixes
Body as a Whole
Digestive System
Musculoskeletal System
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Blood System
Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Urinary System
Male Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System
Integumentary (Skin) System
Nervous System
Eyes and Ears
Endocrine System
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define, spell, and pronounce basic medical word roots, prefixes, and suffixes
Divide common medical terms into their component parts.
Define common medical terms using their component parts.
Construct medical terms by putting word components together using combining forms, prefixes, and suffices for each body system.
Describe anatomical and clinical divisions of the body
Differentiate the directions and planes of the body
Define, pronounce, and spell the common medical terms related to the human body systems
Use common medical terms in both written and verbal formats as related to the human body systems.
Describe the commonly encountered clinical procedures, laboratory tests, diagnostic tests, and therapeutic procedures for each of the human body systems.
Describe an example of a common pathologic condition for each of the human body systems.
Interpret a medical report for a selected body system covered this semester.