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
  1. Identify parts of a medical term
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you identify the prefix in a medical term
    you identify the root in a medical term
    you identify the suffix in a medical term
    you identify combining forms

  2. Construct medical terms from definitions
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exam
    By successful completion of quizzes
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you select the appropriate prefix given the definition
    you select the appropriate suffix given the definition
    you select the appropriate combining form given the definition
    you select the appropriate medical word given the definition

  3. Analyze medical terms for meaning
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exam
    By successful completion of quizzes
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you analyze prefixes for meaning
    you analyze suffixes for meaning
    you analyze combining forms for meaning

  4. Use medical terms to describe medical conditions of major body systems
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exam
    By successful completion of quizzes
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you summarize the medical conditions of gastrointestinal system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of cardiovascular system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of respiratory system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of reproductive system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of urinary tract system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of endocrine system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of musculoskeletal system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of nervous system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of integumentary system using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of hematologic and immune systems using medical terms
    you summarize the medical conditions of the eye and ear using medical terms

  5. Use medical terms to describe anatomy and physiology of major body systems
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exams
    By successful completion of quizzes
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the eye and ear using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the hematologic and immune systems using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system using medical terms
    you summarize the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system using medical terms

  6. Use medical terms to describe body cavities, position, planes and direction
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exam
    By successful completion of quizzes
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you use the medical terms to describe body cavities
    you use the medical terms to describe body position
    you use the medical terms to describe body planes
    you use the medical terms to describe direction

  7. Spell medical terms
    Assessment Strategies
    By correct spelling on worksheets
    By correct spelling on quizzes
    By correct spelling on exams
    Criteria
    you spell prefixes
    you spell suffixes
    you spell combining forms
    you spell medical words

  8. Use the medical dictionary
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of worksheets
    Criteria
    you use the medical dictionary to define prefixes
    you use the medical dictionary to define suffixes
    you use the medical dictionary to define combining forms
    you use the medical dictionary to define medical terms
    you use the medical dictionary to spell medical terms

  9. Use common names for animals and animal parts
    Assessment Strategies
    By successful completion of exam
    By successful completion of quizzes
    Criteria
    you identify the common name of animals
    you identify the common term for medical words used by veterinary professionals
    you identify the common name of animal parts