Course requirements:

This course will include 5 major exams covering 5 units of study, please see course schedule for units of study.  The student will also have one homework assignment and one quiz to complete for each Unit of information.

Required Text and Course Materials:

1. Davi-Ellen Chabner, The Language of Medicine, 12th Edition, will be available as an electronic textbook as part of your course fees
2. Course notes: will be available through Blackboard as a dopwnload; therefore, you will need to print out the pages for the unit of study prior to watching the video.  These pages will serve as the framework for our testable material.
3. (Optional) Medical Dictionary such as Taber’s, Mosby’s, or Stedman’s.  **All of these books and course materials may be purchased from most ACC bookstores or on-line at www.austincc.bkstore.com

Technology and testing requirements for HPRS courses

In order to test online, students will need a strong, reliable internet connection, a PC or MAC with a working camera, or a Chromebook or laptop with a working webcam.  Students will only need these electronic devices on test days.  If students do not own one of these devices, they should plan to borrow one from a friend, neighbor or family member for use on test days.   If students do not have these required devices, they will need to contact their instructor.  These are the minimal technology requirements for online testing.

Read Basic Word Structure, Text:  Chapter 1

Read Body as a Whole, Text:  Chapter 2

Read Suffixes, Text:  Chapter 3

Read Prefixes, Text:  Chapter 4

Read Integumentary System, Text:  Chapter 16

Review for Exam (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 16)

Unit Exam #1, covering Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, & and 16

Read Musculoskeletal System, Text:  Chapter 15

Read Digestive System, Text:  Chapter 5

Read Digestive System Cont’d., Text:  Chapter 6

Review for Exam (chapters 15, 5, and 6)

Unit Exam #2, covering Chapters 15, 5, & 6

Read Nervous System,  Text:  Chapter 10

Read Sense Organs: The Ear, Text:  Chapter 17

Read Sense Organs: The Eye, Text: Chapter 17

Read Endocrine System,  Text:  Chapter 18

Review for Exam (chapters 10, 17, and 18)

Unit Exam #3, covering Chapters 10, 17 & 18

Read Blood System, Text:  Chapter 13

Read Lymphatic and Immune System, Text:  Chapter 14

Read Cardiovascular System, Text:  Chapter 11

Read Respiratory System, Text:  Chapter 12

Review for Exam (chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14)

Unit Exam #4, covering Chapters 11, 12, 13, & 14

Read Urinary System, Text:  Chapter 7

Read Male Reproductive System, Text:  Chapter 8

Read Female Reproductive System, Text:  Chapter 9

Review Pharmacology pages in your guide, Text: Chapter 21

Review for Exam (chapters 7, 8, 9, and 21)

Unit Exam #5, covering Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 21                            

Optional Exam #6 (for students that wish to take this exam)

General course description and Required Readings:

Exam #1 covers:

Introduction to Medical Terminology Chapter 1,

Basic Words Structures, Body as a Whole Chapter 2

Blood Cells and Prefixes Chapter 3

Suffixes Chapter 4

Integumentary System Chapter 16

Exam #2 covers:

Digestive System Chapter 5 & 6

Bones, Joints and Musculoskeletal System Chapter 15

Exam #3 covers:

Nervous System Chapter 10

Endocrine System Chapter 18

Sense Organs The Eyes and Ears Chapter 17

Exam #4 covers:

Lymphatic and Immune System Chapter 14

Blood System Chapter 13

Cardiovascular System Chapter 11

Respiratory System Chapter 12

Exam #5 covers:

Urinary System Chapter 7

Male Reproduction System Chapter 9

Female Reproduction System Chapter 8

Pharmacology abbreviations

Learning objectives:  On completion of the course, the student will have the ability to:

1. Identify and define word parts
2. Define prefixes, roots and suffixes associated with each body system.
3. Spell medical terms correctly
4. Using correct medical terms, describe the function of the different body systems and identify the major  structures associated with each body systems.
5. Convert terms from singular to plural form.
6. Define several pathological conditions affecting each body systems.
7. Recall the meanings of abbreviations associated with different body systems
8. Discuss surgical, clinical and laboratory procedures related to health care.
9. Identify medical words used in context.
10. Recall newly gained knowledge for practical application.