10091170Veterinary Medical Terminology
Course Information
Description
Teaches acceptable veterinary medical terminology for common clinically recognizable diseases, operations, systems and procedures, as well as common medical signs, abbreviations and colloquial vocabulary.
Total Credits
2
Prior Learning Assessment
- Exam-College Developed Challenge Exam
Course Competencies
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Identify parts of a medical termAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou identify the prefix in a medical termyou identify the root in a medical termyou identify the suffix in a medical termyou identify combining forms
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Construct medical terms from definitionsAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examBy successful completion of quizzesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou select the appropriate prefix given the definitionyou select the appropriate suffix given the definitionyou select the appropriate combining form given the definitionyou select the appropriate medical word given the definition
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Analyze medical terms for meaningAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examBy successful completion of quizzesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou analyze prefixes for meaningyou analyze suffixes for meaningyou analyze combining forms for meaning
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Use medical terms to describe medical conditions of major body systemsAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examBy successful completion of quizzesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou summarize the medical conditions of gastrointestinal system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of cardiovascular system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of respiratory system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of reproductive system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of urinary tract system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of endocrine system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of musculoskeletal system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of nervous system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of integumentary system using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of hematologic and immune systems using medical termsyou summarize the medical conditions of the eye and ear using medical terms
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Use medical terms to describe anatomy and physiology of major body systemsAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examsBy successful completion of quizzesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the eye and ear using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the hematologic and immune systems using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system using medical termsyou summarize the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system using medical terms
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Use medical terms to describe body cavities, position, planes and directionAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examBy successful completion of quizzesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou use the medical terms to describe body cavitiesyou use the medical terms to describe body positionyou use the medical terms to describe body planesyou use the medical terms to describe direction
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Spell medical termsAssessment StrategiesBy correct spelling on worksheetsBy correct spelling on quizzesBy correct spelling on examsCriteriayou spell prefixesyou spell suffixesyou spell combining formsyou spell medical words
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Use the medical dictionaryAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of worksheetsCriteriayou use the medical dictionary to define prefixesyou use the medical dictionary to define suffixesyou use the medical dictionary to define combining formsyou use the medical dictionary to define medical termsyou use the medical dictionary to spell medical terms
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Use common names for animals and animal partsAssessment StrategiesBy successful completion of examBy successful completion of quizzesCriteriayou identify the common name of animalsyou identify the common term for medical words used by veterinary professionalsyou identify the common name of animal parts