RC 117 - Medical Terminology for Respiratory Care1 Credits This course is designed to introduce the learner to medical terminology.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program AAS to BAS - RC Fees
Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Designed to Serve Students in the Respiratory Care Program Active Date 20240401T16:17:50
Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline
- Medical word elements
- Word roots
- Suffixes
- Prefixes
- Basic rules
- Anatomical position
- Planes of the body
- Basic human anatomy
Student Learning Outcomes Identify the four- word elements to form medical words and divide medical words into their component parts.
Identify, define, prounouce, and correctly spell medical terms and abbreviations.
Accurately describes body planes, quadrants, directional terms, and body cavities for each body system across the life span.
Recognize root words to identify diseases and procedures.
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