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Why Learn Medical Terminology?

The use of proper medical terminology, both written and oral, is the foundation of effectively working with the healthcare team to deliver quality patient care. If you are currently working in healthcare or plan to in the future, a medical terminology training course will strengthen your ability to seemingly communicate with medical specialists in your healthcare team, use proper language when diagnosing patients, and effectively analyze and interpret medical reports related to specific body systems.

Why Us?

  • Convenient & Accessible

    Study from anywhere at anytime with 24/7 virtual access to all mobile-friendly coursework & learning content. No Scheduled meetings, lectures, or assignment deadlines.

  • Streamlined Integration

    An engaging combination of learning, practice, and assessment into a single learning resource. Innovative, online course experiences that improve and measure your engagement and comprehension.

  • Continuous Support

    Experienced instructors available daily via phone, video, or phone call to provide support and answer questions. Connect in real-time with your peers via our discussion boards.

Curriculum Components Checklist

Students stay engaged with varied interactive practice activities that are interwoven alongside module content throughout the tool.

  • All-inclusive coursework delivered virtually

  • An all-in-one resource for learning, practice and assessment

  • Animation videos

  • Practice activities throughout

  • Embedded audio pronunciation

  • End-of-module quizzes

  • Simplified access within a single resource

  • Enrichments such as case studies and presentations

  • Unlimited 12-month access to course content & study material, notes, lectures, videos

  • Advanced Training Certificate in Medical Terminology

Modules Sampling

This Medical Terminology course includes 16 modules of right-sized content interwoven with interactivity and instant performance feedback.

Goals of the Lesson 

You will gain an appreciation of the complexity of the various organs as well as how they are interrelated. 

Learning Objectives 

  1. List the simplest to the most complex levels of a living organism 
  2. Describe and locate the main parts of a cell 
  3. Name and give the functions of the four basic types of tissues in the body 
  4. Define basic terms about the structure and function of body tissues 
  5. Define the main directional terms used in anatomy 
  6. Describe the division of the body along three different planes 
  7. Locate the dorsal and ventral body cavities 
  8. Locate and name the nine divisions and four quadrants of the abdomen 
  9. Describe the main body positions used in medical practice 
  10. Define basic terms describing body structure 
  11. Use word parts about body organization and structure 

Course Syllabus

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Web Resources: Medical Terminology Introduction

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    • Web Resources: Overview of Common Medical Terminology Prefixes

    • PowerPoint 1 – Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology

    • Lesson Plan: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology

    • Case Study

    • Worksheets

    • Quiz 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
  3. 3

    • PowerPoint 2 – Body Structure

    • Lesson Plan: Body Structure

    • Case Study 2 : Body Structure

    • Worksheets 2: Body Structure

    • Web Resources 2 : Body Structure

    • Quiz 2: Body Structure
  4. 4

    • PowerPoint 3 – Disease and Treatment

    • Lesson Plan 3: Disease and Treatment

    • Case Study 3 : Disease and Treatment

    • Worksheets 3: Disease and Treatment

    • Quiz 3: Disease and Treatment
  5. 5

    • PowerPoint 4– Integumentary System

    • lesson plan 4- Body System : Integumentary

    • Case Study 4- Integumentary System

    • Worksheets 4- Integumentary System

    • Quiz 4: Integumentary System
  6. 6

    • PowerPoint 5– Body Structure: Skeletal

    • lesson plan 5- Body Systems: Skeletal

    • Case Study 5- Body Systems: Skeletal

    • Worksheets 5- Body System: Skeletal

    • Quiz 5: Body System: Skeletal
  7. 7

    • PowerPoint 6 - Body Systems: Muscular

    • Lesson Plan 6- Body Systems: Muscular

    • Case Study 6- Body Systems: Muscular

    • Worksheets 6- Body System: Muscular

    • Quiz 6: Body System: Muscular

    • Case Study: Shane’s Daycare Incident
  8. 8

    • PowerPoint 7- Nervous System and Mental Health

    • Lesson Plan 7- Nervous System and Mental Health

    • Case Study 7- Nervous System and Mental Health

    • Worksheets 7- Nervous System and Mental Health

    • Quiz 7: Nervous System and Mental Health
  9. 9

    • PowerPoint 8- Special Senses: Ears and Eyes

    • Lesson Plan 8- Special Senses: Ears and Eyes

    • Case Study 8- Special Senses: Ears and Eyes

    • Quiz 8- Special Senses: Ears and Eyes

  10. 10

    • PowerPoint 9- Body Systems: Endocrine

    • Lesson plan 9- Body Systems: Endocrine

    • Case Study 9 : Body Systems: Endocrine

    • Worksheets 9: Body Systems: Endocrine

    • Quiz 9: Body Systems: Endocrine
  11. 11

    • PowerPoint 10- Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

    • Lesson Plan 10- Body Systems: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

    • Case Study 10- Body Systems: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

    • Worksheets 10- Body Systems: Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

    • Quiz 10- Cardiovascular and Lymphatic
  12. 12

    • PowerPoint 11- Blood and Immunity

    • Lesson Plan 11- Body Systems: Blood and Immunity

    • Case Study 11- Blood and Immunity

    • Worksheets 11- Blood and Immunity

    • Quiz 11- Blood and Immunity
  13. 13

    • PowerPoint 12- Body Systems: Respiratory

    • Lesson Plan 12- Body Systems: Respiratory

    • Case Study 12- Body Systems: Respiratory

    • Worksheets 12- Body Systems: Respiratory

    • Quiz 12- Body System: Respiratory
  14. 14

    • PowerPoint 13 - Body Systems: Digestive

    • Lesson Plan 13- Body Systems: Digestive

    • Case Study 13- Digestive System

    • Worksheets 13- Digestive System

    • Quiz 13- Body System: Digestive
  15. 15

    • PowerPoint 14- Urinary System

    • Lesson Plan 14- Body Systems: Urinary

    • Case Study 14- Urinary System

    • Worksheets 14- Urinary System

    • Quiz 14- Urinary System
  16. 16

    • PowerPoint 15- Male Reproductive

    • Lesson Plan 15- Male Reproductive

    • Case Study 15- Male Reproductive

    • Worksheets 15- Male Reproductive

    • Quiz 15- Male Reproductive System
  17. 17

    • Case Study 16- Female Reproductive—Pregnancy and Birth

    • Lesson Plan 16- Female Reproductive—Pregnancy and Birth

    • Worksheets 16-Female Reproductive—Pregnancy and Birth

    • Quiz 16- Female Reproductive—Pregnancy and Birth