Course

This course is designed to give the beginning medical business student a working knowledge of basic anatomy, medical language, and pharmacology. Students explore general anatomy through body system study. Students explore medical language, including how medical terms are formed, and become familiar with the meaning of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as spell, define, and pronounce medical terms through understanding word components in a contextual format. Students use medical dictionaries, resource materials and apply medical language through written documentation and communication skills. Fundamentals are discussed in relationship to health practices by body system and by the body as a whole, including pathology, diagnostic tools, therapeutic procedures, and medical imaging. A focus on medical specialty pharmacology is also incorporated.