Maricopa Community Colleges  HIM170   20066-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
HIM170 20066-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Medical Terminology for Allied Health
Basic tools for building a medical vocabulary and acquainting the student with medical terms as they pertain to anatomy, physiology, and diseases.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HIM170   20066-20086 Medical Terminology for Allied Health
1. Analyze medical terms structurally. (I)
2. Identify basic components of medical terms in oral and written presentation. (I)
3. Pronounce, spell, and define the most frequently used medical terms. (II)
4. Build, analyze, define, pronounce, and spell diagnostic and surgical terms for each body system. (II, III)
5. Describe the basic parts and functions of the body systems studied. (III)
6. Define the anatomical terms of the major body systems. (III)
7. Define the word parts relative to each body system. (III)
8. Identify and use orally and in writing the most frequently used abbreviations of medical terms related to each system. (III)
9. Recognize common medical terms which may be encountered in health-related occupations. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
HIM170   20066-20086 Medical Terminology for Allied Health
    I. Introduction to Word Parts and Medical Parts
        A. Word root
        B. Suffix
        C. Prefix
        D. Combining vowels
      II. Medical, Diagnostic, and Surgical Terms
          A. Analyzing
          B. Defining
          C. Pronouncing
          D. Spelling
          E. Building
        III. Study of the Body Systems
            A. Body as a whole
              1. Body directional terms
              2. Anatomical planes
              3. Anatomical abdominal regions
              4. Additional terms related to the body as a whole
            B. Individual body systems - integumentary, respiratory, urinary, male and female reproductive, obstetrics, neonatology, cardiopulmonary, lymphatic, digestive, eye, ear, musculoskeletal, nervous, and endocrine
              1. Anatomy and functions
              2. Word parts, prefixes, and suffixes
              3. Diagnostic terms
              4. Surgical terms
              5. Diagnostic procedural terms
              6. Abbreviations
          IV. Medical Terms in Health-Related Occupations
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