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
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Identify the prefix in a medical term
    Identify the root in a medical term
    Identify the suffix in a medical term
    Identify combining forms

  2. Construct medical terms from definitions
    Assessment Strategies
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    Criteria
    Select the correct prefix given the definition
    Select the correct suffix given the definition
    Select the correct combining form given the definition
    Select the correct medical word given the definition

  3. Analyze medical terms for meaning
    Assessment Strategies
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    Criteria
    Analyze prefixes for meaning
    Analyze suffixes for meaning
    Analyze combining forms for meaning

  4. Use medical terms to describe medical conditions of major body systems
    Assessment Strategies
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    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
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    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
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    Criteria
    Use the correct medical terms to describe body cavities
    Use the correct medical terms to describe body position
    Use the correct medical terms to describe body planes
    Use the correct medical terms to describe direction

  7. Spell medical terms
    Assessment Strategies
    Exam, Quiz, and/or Written Product
    Criteria
    Spell prefixes, suffixes correctly
    Spell combining forms correctly
    Spell medical words correctly

  8. Use the medical dictionary
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Use the medical dictionary to define prefixes and suffixes
    Use the medical dictionary to define combining forms
    Use the medical dictionary to define medical terms
    Use the medical dictionary to spell medical terms

  9. Use common names for animals and animal parts
    Assessment Strategies
    Exam and/or Quiz
    Criteria
    Identify the common name of animals
    Identify the common term for medical words used by veterinary professionals
    Identify the common name of animal parts