Component 3 Unit 4 Application Activities
Component 3/Unit 4
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by The University of Alabama Birmingham, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000023.
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Component 3/Unit 4 Application Activities
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
2. Word Building Exercise – Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Interactive Activities
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical
Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
and the National Institutes of Health, presents interactive health tutorials from the
Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a
variety of diseases and conditions. Also, learn about surgeries, prevention and
wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. HIV/AIDS
2. Leukemia
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical
dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to
appropriately build medical terms. Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the
students either as an in-class or homework assignment.
Component 3/Unit 4
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by The University of Alabama Birmingham, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000023.
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Unit 4 – Medical Dictionary Exercise
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1
(Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
from MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html, define the
following word parts.
WORD PART
DEFINITION
aden/o
chrom/o
coagul.o
-emia
eosin/o
erythr/o
-graph
granul/o
hem/o
hemat/o
microimmun/o
nucle/o
leuk/o
lymph/o
lymphangi/o
macromorph/o
myel/o
-osis
Penia
splen/o
thromb/o
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Unit 4 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit
1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They
Mean from MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define
the following word parts.
word part
aden/o
chrom/o
coagul.o
-emia
eosin/o
erythr/o
-graph
granul/o
hem/o
hemat/o
microimmun/o
nucle/o
leuk/o
lymph/o
lymphangi/o
macromorph/o
myel/o
-osis
Penia
splen/o
thromb/o
Component 3/Unit 4
definition
gland
color
clotting
blood condition
rose colored stain or dye
red
instrument used to record
granules
blood
blood
small
immune; protection
nucleus
white
lymph
lymph vessel
large; long; big
form or structure
bone marrow; spinal cord
abnormal condition (means increased when used
with blood cells word roots)
abnormal reduction in number; deficiency; lack of
spleen
blood clot
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2. Word Building Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and
complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.
Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework
assignment.
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Unit 4 Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Word Building Exercise
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given
below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than
one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
aden/o
-graph
nucle/o
morph/o
chrom/o
hem/o
leuk/o
myel/o
-emia
eosin/o
hemat/o microlymph/o lymphangi/o
-osis
-penia
erythr/o
immun/o
macrosplen/o
1. Inflammation of lymphatic vessels: _________________itis
2. Abnormal decrease in white blood cells: leuko___________
3. Decreased or compromised immune response: _____________deficiency
4. Mass of extravasated blood: ______________oma
5. Destruction of red blood cells: __________lysis
6. Destruction of red blood cells by phagocytes: ______________phagia
7. Enlargement of spleen: _______________megaly
8. Abnormal increase in number of white blood cells: _____________cytosis
9. Immature bone marrow cell: ___________blast
10. Malignant neoplasm originating from lymphoctyes: ____________oma
11. Pathogenic microorganisms in the blood: septic__________________
12. Large platelet: _______________thrombocyte
13. Easily stained with red dye: ________________philic
14. Radiographic investigation of lymphatic vessels: ___________graph
15. Science of structure and form of organisms: ____________logy
16. Combination of protein and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA): ___________protein
17. Enlargement of lymph nodes: ________________pathy
18. Small phagocyte: ____________phage
19. Linear strand of DNA that carries genetic information: _________some
20. Erythroblasts in the blood: ______________blastosis
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Unit 4 Blood, the Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Word Building Exercise Key
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given
below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than
one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
aden/o
-graph
nucle/o
morph/o
chrom/o -emia
hem/o
hemat/o
leuk/o
lymph/o
myel/o -osis
eosin/o
microymphangi/o
-penia
erythr/o
immun/o
macrosplen/o
1. Inflammation of lymphatic vessels: lymphangitis
2. Abnormal decrease in white blood cells: leukopenia
3. Decreased or compromised immune response: immunodeficiency
4. Mass of extravasated blood: hematoma
5. Destruction of red blood cells: hemolysis
6. Destruction of red blood cells by phagocytes: erythrophagia
7. Enlargement of spleen: splenomegaly
8. Abnormal increase in number of white blood cells: leukocytosis
9. Immature bone marrow cell: myeloblast
10. Malignant neoplasm originating from lymphoctyes: lymphoma
11. Pathogenic microorganisms in the blood: septicemia
12. Large platelet: macrothrombocyte
13. Easily stained with red dye: eosinophilic
14. Radiographic investigation of lymphatic vessels: lymphangiograph
15. Science of structure and form of organisms: morphology
16. Combination of protein and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA): nucleoprotein
17. Enlargement of lymph nodes: lymphadenopathy
18. Small phagocyte: microphage
19. Linear strand of DNA that carries genetic information: chromosome
20. Erythroblasts in the blood: erythroblastosis
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Interactive Activities
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
and the National Institutes of Health, presents an online dictionary with pronunciation of
key medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online
medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this
unit.
Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or
homework assignment.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
1. Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”
2. Enter the key term and click “search”
3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation
4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed
1. Chromosome
2. Eosinophilic
3. Erythroblastosis
4. Erythrophagia
5. Hematoma
6. Hemolysis
7. Immunodeficiency
8. Leukocytosis
9. Leukopenia
10. Lymphadenopathy
11. Lymphagnitis
12. Lymphangiography
13. Lymphoma
14. Microphage
15. Morphology
16. Myeloblast
17. Nucleoprotein
18. Septicemia
19. Splenomegaly
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
and the National Institutes of Health, presents interactive health tutorials from the
Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a
variety of diseases and conditions. Also, learn about surgeries, prevention and
wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.
Component 3/Unit 4
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by The University of Alabama Birmingham, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000023.
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2. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information
regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune
Systems.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus
website and complete at least one of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. HIV/AIDS
2. Leukemia
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information
regarding surgical procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete this
interactive tutorial.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Expected Outcomes for Student Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and
other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are
common to the blood, lymphatic and immune systems.
2. Word Building Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and
suffixes to create proper medical terms.
3. Pronounce Key Terms
This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to
this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems Interactive
Tutorials
Component 3/Unit 4
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
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This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allowing the student to
obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Blood,
Lymphatic and Immune Systems.
5. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allowing the student to
obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the blood,
lymphatic and immune systems.
Component 3/Unit 4
Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by The University of Alabama Birmingham, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000023.
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