I. Learning Medical Terminology
A. History
B. Forming Medical Words
C. Prefixes
D. Suffixes
E. Legal and Ethical Issues

II. The Body as a Whole
A. Body Structure and Organization
B. Directional Terms, Planes and Regions
C. Terminology Presentation
D. Terminology Application

III. The Integumentary System
A. Structure and Function
B. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
C. Symptoms, Abnormalities, and Conditions
D. Combining Forms
E. Surgical Terms

IV. The Musculoskeletal System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Symptoms, Abnormalities, and Conditions
E. Pharmacological Terms
V. The Respiratory System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
E. Pharmacological Terms
F. Surgical Terms

VI. The Cardiovascular System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Pathological Terms
E. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
F. Surgical Terms
G. Pharmacological Terms

VII. The Digestive System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Diagnosis and Clinical Procedure
E. Pharmacological Terms
F. Surgical Terms
VIII. The Urinary System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Disorders and Conditions
E. Pathological Terms
F. Surgical Terms

IX. The Nervous System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Diagnostic Procedural and Lab Terms
E. Surgical Terms
F. Pharmacological Terms

X. The Endocrine System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Pathological Terms
E. Pharmacological Terms
XI. The Sensory System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Surgical Terms and Procedures of the Eyes

XII. The Hematic, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
E. Lymphatic System Terminology
F. Immune System Terminology
G. Surgical Terms
H. Pharmacological Terms
XIII. The Female Reproductive System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Disorders and Conditions
E. Surgical Terms

XIV. The Male Reproductive System
A. Structure and Function
B. Terminology Presentation
C. Terminology Application
D. Pathological Terms
E. Surgical Terms

XV. Review


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Medical Terminology

GES 112 -- 60 hours

Course Outline


    I. Learning Medical Terminology
    A. History
    B. Forming Medical Words
    C. Prefixes
    D. Suffixes
    E. Legal and Ethical Issues

    II. The Body as a Whole
    A. Body Structure and Organization
    B. Directional Terms, Planes and Regions
    C. Terminology Presentation
    D. Terminology Application

    III. The Integumentary System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
    C. Symptoms, Abnormalities, and Conditions
    D. Combining Forms
    E. Surgical Terms

    IV. The Musculoskeletal System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Symptoms, Abnormalities, and Conditions
    E. Pharmacological Terms
    V. The Respiratory System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
    E. Pharmacological Terms
    F. Surgical Terms

    VI. The Cardiovascular System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Pathological Terms
    E. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
    F. Surgical Terms
    G. Pharmacological Terms

    VII. The Digestive System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Diagnosis and Clinical Procedure
    E. Pharmacological Terms
    F. Surgical Terms
    VIII. The Urinary System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Disorders and Conditions
    E. Pathological Terms
    F. Surgical Terms

    IX. The Nervous System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Diagnostic Procedural and Lab Terms
    E. Surgical Terms
    F. Pharmacological Terms

    X. The Endocrine System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Pathological Terms
    E. Pharmacological Terms
    XI. The Sensory System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Surgical Terms and Procedures of the Eyes

    XII. The Hematic, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Diagnostic, Procedural, and Lab Terms
    E. Lymphatic System Terminology
    F. Immune System Terminology
    G. Surgical Terms
    H. Pharmacological Terms
    XIII. The Female Reproductive System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Disorders and Conditions
    E. Surgical Terms

    XIV. The Male Reproductive System
    A. Structure and Function
    B. Terminology Presentation
    C. Terminology Application
    D. Pathological Terms
    E. Surgical Terms

    XV. Review


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