Bölüm anahatları

►Learner Support

  • This course is designed to teach medical terminology, the language of medicine, in an engaging and meaningful way. Learning medical terminology will allow the learner to more easily understand the language of medicine and utilize this knowledge throughout their academic and medical-based career. While learning medical terms in this course, the learner will also learn basic anatomy and physiology, as well as basic diseases and professions dealing with each body system. The course starts the learner off by explaining the way that word parts are put together and then introduces the words and their parts within each body system. The combination of word lists and their definitions with interactive content and real-world scenarios will aid the learner to understand, retain, and utilize the information within.

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1. Analyze, build, and define medical terms correctly using knowledge of word parts

    2. Demonstrate proper pronunciation and spelling of medical terminology

    3. Utilize medical terminology on body systems

    4. Decipher medical terms and abbreviations related to health professions

    5. Select correct medical terms basic medical terms to facilitate communication in the medical setting

    Begin the course by reading the syllabus and introducing yourself in the forum "Getting Started" section of this course.

    Navigating the Course
    Adopting institution should provide learners information on how to navigate the course. Consider adding an introductory navigation video. Text description could include, for example:

    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module includes the relevant chapters followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 

    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.


    This course and its contents are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted. 

►Learner Support