Medical Terminology Syllabus
Region 2 Professional-Technical Academy 2015-2016
Course Title: Medical Terminology
Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (Technical Competency Credits may be obtained through
LCSC – contact the counselor at your school)
Instructor Contact:
Sheri Daly, R.N.
POB 540
Cottonwood, ID. 83522
Email:
daly@sd242.org
Office:
208.962.3901 Ext 114
Fax:
866.525.1480
Text and Other Materials:
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Essentials of Medical Terminology, 3rd Ed. by Juanita Davies
Assignments (Located in the blackboard course in “assignments”)
Chapter activities (located in the blackboard course in “chapter activities”)
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of Introduction to Health Occupations or Fundamentals for Health
Professions (FHP) online course with a final grade of 80% or better.
2. Online courses require students to be independent learners and to have good reading
skills, time management and good basic computer skills.
Course Description:
A self-instructed, self paced computer-assisted course providing methods to learn spelling,
pronunciation and terminology unique to the medical environment and specific to each of the
body systems.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Identify the organs and structures of the body systems.
Explain the main function of the body systems.
Define the word roots and combining forms used to describe the organs and structures.
Define suffixes and prefixes in medical words.
Build and analyze medical words.
Understand the meaning of new medical words by defining the elements.
Use medical terminology and abbreviations correctly.
Pronounce and spell medical terms
Topics of Study:
1. Medical Terms Rules, Roots, Suffixes & Prefixes, Body Organization
2. Integumentary System
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3. Skeletal System
4. Muscular System
5. Nervous System
6. Eyes and Ears
7. Endocrine System
8. Cardiovascular System
9. Blood, Immune and Lymphatic Systems
10. Respiratory System
11. Digestive System
12. Urinary and Male Reproductive System
13. Female Reproductive System and Obstetrics
Course Requirements:
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ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS:
Each chapter will have an online assignment. The
assignments are located in the “Assessments” section of the course and must be
submitted for grading before taking the quiz for the corresponding chapter.
 QUIZZES, MONITORED & FINAL EXAMS:
Complete unit quizzes, monitored and final exams online.
There are monitored exams which you need to schedule with your counselor/proctor to
take by the due date listed on the course calendar. You are NOT allowed to have any
materials with you during the monitored exams (including but not limited to: textbooks,
notes, other websites cannot be open, IPOD’s, cell phones, mp3 players, etc.) You will be
provided with a blank sheet of paper and a pen/pencil when you arrive for the exam.
Quizzes and monitored exams must be passed with an 80% in order for the next quiz to
become available. Final course exam must be passed with at least a 80% in order to
take a clinical course with Region 2 Professional-Technical Academy.
You may retake any of the quizzes or monitored exams until you have mastered the
80% required. However make sure to plan accordingly and give enough time to pass each
by the due date listed on the course calendar. Retakes of the midterm and final exam must
be scheduled with your counselor/proctor.
Grading:
It is very important to me that you succeed in this course. You need to stay on schedule with
the course so that you are not trying to complete all of the work at the end of the semester.
If you need an extension on an assignment, you need to contact me for prior approval.
The following is the course grading scale.
A
90 – 100%
B
80 – 89%
C
70 – 79
D
60 – 69
F
Below 60
Academic Honesty:
Academic honesty mandates the use of one’s own thoughts and materials in writing papers,
taking of tests, or completing other classroom or shop/lab related activities. Students who aid
others in any infraction of academic honesty are considered equally guilty. The concept of
academic honesty is designed to assure a uniform standard against which to evaluate all
students and to prevent cheating. Students are expected to report infractions to their
instructors. VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY MAY LEAD TO A STUDENT’S FAILURE OF THIS
COURSE. See your school’s student handbook for other related policies and possible
consequences.
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Region 2 Professional-Technical Academy does not discriminate or deny services on the
basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex and/or disability.
**SIGN BELOW AND SCAN AND EMAIL OR FAX A COPY TO SHERI DALY**
Parent/guardian consent and student commitment form for:
Medical Terminology
Signing below indicates that we have read the syllabus and understand the requirements for the
Medical Terminology Course. Course access will not be given until the commitment form is
returned to Sheri Daly. Please sign below and either scan and email or fax this page to Sheri
Daly R.N.
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Thank you!
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