Competencies and Learning Objectives

Course Competency 1: Apply the Rules of Medical Language

Learning Objectives

• Apply the basic rules for analyzing and building medical terms.
• Identify the role of the three types of word components.
• Define the meaning of word components.
• Divide words into their component parts.
• Build words from component parts.
• Pronounce medical terms.
• Spell medical terms.
• Apply rules to create plural and singular word forms.
• Identify common medical abbreviations.
• Abbreviate common medical terms.
• Distinguish between nouns and adjectives.

Course Competency 2: Apply Medical Terms Related to the Body as a Whole

Learning Objectives

• Use the anatomic reference system to identify the anatomic position of the body.
• Use the anatomic reference system to identify body planes.
• Use the anatomic reference system to identify body cavities.
• Use the anatomic reference system to identify directional terms.
• Use the anatomic reference system to identify divisions of the body.
• Describe the structural organization of the body.
• Apply the rules of medical language.
• Identify the meanings of key word components.

Course Competency 3: Interpret Medical Terms Related to the Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the lymphatic and immune systems.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the lymphatic and immune systems.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the lymphatic and immune systems.
• Use terms related to the lymphatic and immune systems.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the lymphatic and immune systems.

Course Competency 4: Interpret Medical Terms Related to the Integumentary System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the integumentary system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the integumentary system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the integumentary system.
• Use terms related to the integumentary system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the integumentary system.

Course Competency 5: Interpret Medical Terms Related to the Female Reproductive System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the female reproductive system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the female reproductive system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the female reproductive system.
• Use terms related to the female reproductive system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system.

Course Competency 6: Interpret Medical Terms Related to the Male Reproductive System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the male reproductive system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the male reproductive system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the male reproductive system.
• Use terms related to the male reproductive system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the male reproductive system.

Course Competency 7: Interpret Terms Related to the Blood

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the blood.
• Identify the meanings of key word components related to the blood.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the blood.
• Use terms related to the blood.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the blood.

Course Competency 8: Interpret Terms Related to the Visual and Auditory Sensory Systems

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the sensory systems.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the sensory systems.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the sensory systems.
• Use terms related to the sensory systems.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the sensory systems.

Course Competency 9: Interpret Terms Related to the Musculoskeletal System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the musculoskeletal system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the musculoskeletal system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the musculoskeletal system.
• Use terms related to the musculoskeletal system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

Course Competency 10: Interpret Terms Related to the Respiratory System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the respiratory system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the respiratory system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the respiratory system.
• Use terms related to the respiratory system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the respiratory system.

Course Competency 11: Interpret Terms Related to the Digestive System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the digestive system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the digestive system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the digestive system.
• Use terms related to the digestive system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the digestive system.

Course Competency 12: Interpret Terms Related to the Nervous System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the nervous system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the nervous system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the nervous system.
• Use terms related to the nervous system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

Course Competency 13: Interpret Terms Related to the Endocrine System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the endocrine system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the endocrine system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the endocrine system.
• Use terms related to the endocrine system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the endocrine system.

Course Competency 14: Interpret Terms Related to the Urinary System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the urinary system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the urinary system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the urinary system.
• Use terms related to the urinary system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the urinary system.

Course Competency 15: Interpret Terms Related to the Cardiovascular System

Learning Objectives

• Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms related to the cardiovascular system.
• Identify the meanings of key word components of the cardiovascular system.
• Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the cardiovascular system.
• Use terms related to the cardiovascular system.
• Use terms related to diseases and disorders of the cardiovascular system.