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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
HTECD060A
Course Title (CB02)
Basic Medical Terminology
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
Orientation to medical terminology; basic structure of medical terms and their components-prefixes, suffixes and roots with emphasis on analysis, definition, spelling and pronunciation.
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course is a Health Technologies CTE Program designed to meet the requirements of the Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Achievement-Advanced and AA - Medical Assisting Programs at De Anza. It is CSU transferable. This course provides students with essential foundation for the development of medical terminology.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to CSU only

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
3.0
Maximum Credit Units
3.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours3.06.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
36.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
36.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
72.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
72.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

HTEC D050. (may be taken concurrently)

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and Visual Aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Quiz review preformed in class

Collaborative learning and small group discussions

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Assignments

  1. Reading
    1. Required readings from the text as preparation for class discussion and application of concepts in written analysis
    2. Assignments from worksheets in text workbook in preparation for class discussion
  2. Writing.
    1. Assignments from text workbook per chapter
    2. Dictation from assigned chapters including spelling and definitions

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Objective tests-Written examination designed to demonstrate students understanding of the course material presented
  2. Comprehensive Final Examination-Written test requiring the student to demonstrate their ability to summarize, integrate and critically analyze concepts throughout the course

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Leonard,Peggy C., "Quick and Easy Medical Terminology", 7th edition, St. Louis, MO: Saunders Education, 2014

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
"Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary". Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company, 2013.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Recognize the importance of medical terminology "language" to the health care industry.
  • Define and describe the word components of medical terminology:
  • Identify and locate medical terms of the body's structure, organs, and parts.
  • Use accurate medical terms to describe medical instruments, machines, and their uses.
  • Classify medical terms that distinguish medical specialties and specialists.
  • Interpret medical abbreviations in prescriptions, diagnoses and the clinical laboratory.
  • Demonstrate various directional and positional medical terms.
  • Analyze and interpret case studies that concern diseases or conditions of various body systems.
  • Distinguish use of appropriate terminology when discussing health care issues
  • Recognize alternative perspectives of the delivery of health care with regard to gender, persons of different cultural backgrounds and those persons with disabilities.

CSLOs

  • Illustrate the word components of medical terminology.

  • Develop medical terms as they relate to the body's structure, diseases of the various body systems, medical specialties and medical specialists.

  • Demonstrate the interpretation of medical abbreviations.

Outline

  1. Recognize the importance of medical terminology "language" to the health care industry.
    1. State and pronounce all medical terms accurately
    2. List and spell all medical terms accurately
    3. Discuss change over time of medical terminology within the industry
    4. Acquire and develop personal library of commonly used medical terms
  2. Define and describe the word components of medical terminology:
    1. Prefixes
    2. Suffixes
    3. Roots
    4. Combining forms
    5. Singular and plural
  3. Identify and locate medical terms of the body's structure, organs, and parts.
    1. Body cavities/structural units
    2. Body organs
    3. Body parts
  4. Use accurate medical terms to describe medical instruments, machines, and their uses.
    1. Electrocardiography-process of doing
    2. Electrocardiograph-the machine or instrument
    3. Electrocardiogram-the actual tracing or recording
  5. Classify medical terms that distinguish medical specialties and specialists.
    1. Interpret various medical specialties.
    2. Explain the differences in medical training.
    3. Determine who the appropriate caregiver would be in the various health care settings.
  6. Interpret medical abbreviations in prescriptions, diagnoses and the clinical laboratory.
    1. Recognize the importance of adhering to established institutional policies while using abbreviations.
    2. Demonstrate the ability to interpret for others commonly used abbreviations.
  7. Demonstrate various directional and positional medical terms.
    1. Anterior, posterior, proximal, distal, etc.
    2. Oblique, extension, flexion, etc.
  8. Analyze and interpret case studies that concern diseases or conditions of various body systems.
    1. Integumentary
    2. Musculoskeletal
    3. Cardiovascular
    4. Respiratory
    5. Gastrointestinal
    6. Genitourinary
    7. Male/Female Reproductive Systems
    8. Nervous
    9. Special Senses
    10. Endocrine
  9. Distinguish use of appropriate terminology when discussing health care issues
    1. Demonstrate willingness to clarify confusing terminology with health team members.
    2. Compare and contrast use of appropriate verbal discussion in the following situations:
      1. Health care worker to health care worker
      2. Health care worker to patients of diverse cultural groups
  10. Recognize alternative perspectives of the delivery of health care with regard to gender, persons of different cultural backgrounds and those persons with disabilities.
    1. Identify cultural differences
    2. Compare gender differences
    3. Describe various techniques for working with co-workers with disabilities
    4. Compare various techniques for working with patients with disabilities
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