HLTH 1312: Medical Terminology

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Subject:
General Health
Credit hours: 2 Lecture hours: 2 Lab hours: 0
PCS code (Local ID):
Occupational/Technical
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Course Description

This course is designed to give both allied health professionals and health consumers a working knowledge of medical vocabulary. The course offers a systematic study of medical words that relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical processes and procedures, and a variety of diseases that afflict the human body.

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s)

Appropriate assessment score or completion/concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1422 with a grade of C or better

Topical Outline
  1. The Anatomy of Medical Terms
  2. The Body as a Whole
  3. The Integumentary System
  4. The Skeletal System
  5. Muscles and Tendons
  6. Cardiovascular System
  7. Lymphatic and Immune Systems
  8. Respiratory System
  9. Digestive System
  10. Nervous System and Mental Health
  11. Special Senses of the Eye and Ear
  12. Endocrine System
  13. Urinary System
  14. Male Reproductive System
  15. Female Reproductive System                                
  16. Infancy to Old Age

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Analyze words structurally in terms of the word root, suffix, prefix, and combining form.
  • Demonstrate how medical words are built from the word root, suffix, prefix, and combining form.
  • Define medical terms that relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical processes and procedures, and diseases or disorders.
  • Identify medical terms that relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical processes and procedures, and diseases or disorders.