
Medical Terminology
Course Content from McGraw-HillWelcome to Medical Terminology with Nikki Epps. This professor-led course will include discussion forums and additional short assignments. Enroll in MEDTERM101 with Nikki Epps for a more engaging and exciting course. Professor Epps maintains discussion forums in the course and often pulls outside resources into the course experience via her blog: Medicalterminology4fun.com
This course introduces elements of medical terminology, such as the etymology of words used to describe the human body. Students learn to apply proper terminology and spelling for major pathological conditions. This course identifies and explains the terms used for the integumentary, respiratory, nervous, reproductive, endocrine, urinary, digestive, lymphatic, hematic, immune, and musculoskeletal systems. It compares and contrasts the different body systems. Students define and describe the function of each system of the body.
- Self Paced
- Medical
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify and explain the word parts used to construct medical terms.
- Summarize HIPAA and Allied Health Professions.
- Identify and differentiate cells, tissues, organs, systems, and cavities, and explain their importance to the human body.
- Apply proper terminology and spelling for the major pathological conditions of the body.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the integumentary system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the respiratory system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the nervous system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the reproductive systems.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the endocrine system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the urinary system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the digestive system.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the lymphatic, hematic, and immune systems.
- Identify and explain the terms used for the musculoskeletal system.
- Compare and contrast the body systems.
- Define and describe the function of each system of the body.
Topic | Lesson Topic | Subtopics | Objectives |
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1 | Learning Medical Terminology |
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2 | The Body as a Whole |
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3 | The Integumentary System |
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4 | The Musculoskeletal System |
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5 | The Respiratory System |
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6 | The Cardiovascular System |
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7 | The Digestive System |
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8 | The Urinary System |
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9 | The Nervous System |
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10 | The Endocrine System |
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11 | The Sensory System |
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12 | The Lymphatic, Hematic, and Immune Systems |
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13 | Systems of The Female Reproductive System |
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14 | The Male Reproductive System |
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15 | Course Review |
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There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Medical Terminology.
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost. More information on StraighterLine eTextbooks
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Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care provides the comprehensive coverage needed for a 2-term or intensive 1-term Medical Terminology course. It provides clear instruction on the basics of anatomy and physiology, using a body systems approach, and making use of extensive new line art figures and photos. The text includes both clinical and administrative office examples and cases that provide a realistic context for introducing terms and definitions. The student textbook comes with a free Student CD-ROM with interactive exercises and activities, and a two-CD audio program for building pronunciation skills.
Thierer, Nina; Breitbard, Lisa. Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care, 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN: 9780077302344
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a
to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit.There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
Topic | Assessment | Points Available |
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Graded Exam #1 | 125 | |
Graded Exam #2 |
125 | |
Graded Midterm Exam | 200 | |
Graded Exam #3 | 125 |
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Graded Exam #4 | 125 |
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Review | Final Graded Exam |
300 |
Total | 1000 |
Final Proctored Exam
The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.