Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title HCOP 1620: Medical Terminology for Health Professions

Catalog Description

Credits 3
Hours/Week 3
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) None
Other requirements None
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course covers the introduction to medical terms including prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms as well as attention to the levels of organization of the whole body, system-related diseases, and medical procedures. Emphasis is placed on spelling, pronunciation, and definition of medical words. The student will apply medical record analysis including surgical reports and abbreviations. This course is designed to help students prepare for a variety of professional and paraprofessional careers in the medical field.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

February, 2023

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Medical terminology structure
  2. Body function and organizational terms
  3. Systems
  4. Hematology (Circulatory)
  5. Respiratory
  6. Cardiovascular
  7. Lymphatic
  8. Immune
  9. Gastrointestinal
  10. Urinary
  11. Male and Female Reproductive
  12. Integumentary
  13. Musculoskeletal
  14. Endocrine
  15. Nervous
  16. Special Senses: Eyes and Ears
  17. Specialties
  18. Oncology
  19. Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
  20. Radiology
  21. Nuclear Medicine
  22. Mental Health
  23. Pharmacology

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Interpret meanings of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
  2. Identify medical terms related to each body system.
  3. Identify organs of each body system.
  4. Describe organ location and function within each system.
  5. Describe laboratory tests as they relate to the body systems.
  6. Describe function, disease symptoms, and treatments as they relate to the body systems.
  7. Recognize and use terms related to anatomy and physiology, pathology, procedures as it relates to the body systems.
  8. Apply understanding to medical terms in appropriate context such as medical reports and records.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Critical Thinking
Students will think systematically and explore information thoroughly before accepting or formulating a position or conclusion.

Special Information (if any)

None