Nov 21, 2024  
2023-2024 SCC Catalog 
    
2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology


Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3

Description: This course covers medical terms, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, with emphasis on spelling, definition, and pronunciation.

Prerequisite(s): Take ENG 032  and RDG 100  with a minimum grade of C.
Course Topics:
  • General components of Medical Language
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Circulatory System
  • Respiratory System
  • Digestive System
  • Urinary System
  • Reproductive System
  • Integumentary System
  • Nervous System and Pyschologic Disorders
  • Special Senses
  • Endocrine System

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F =   0 - 59


Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Define the types of healthcare terms as well as word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
  2. Use basic word roots, suffixes and prefixes accurately to build medical terms.
  3. Define directional terms and anatomic planes of the body.
  4. Relate the terminology to the names, locations, and functions of the major organs of the body systems.
  5. Define medical terms related to selected diseases.
  6. Define selected diagnostic and surgical procedural terms for each body system.

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2023-2024