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Medical Terminology Syllabus
2023-2024

INSTRUCTOR: Brook O’Connor Room: A226

Email: oconnorc@lisdtx.org

Course Description

Medical Terminology is the study of medical word building. It helps the student develop the extensive medical vocabulary used in HealthCare. Students will learn basic terminology through a study of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. It will focus on correct pronunciation, spelling, and use of medical terms.

You will Need:

Interest in learning about the medical field
Maturity and responsibility
Chromebook
Binder and dividers
Spiral notebook
Index cards

Grades:

50% Daily Grades, homework, and quizzes

50% test and major projects

LATE WORK: 10 points off every day it's late.

Attendance

You are responsible for all material presented in class. It's your job to ask me for make-up work and to get notes from classmates.

Course Materials:

The Dean Vaughn Total Retention System ™ : Medical terminology 350, National Healthcareer Association, Goodheart-Wilcox

Week Lesson Week Lesson

1	Dean Vaughn 1	15	Midterm over 1-14
2	Dean Vaughn 2	16	Body System:integumentary
3	Dean Vaughn 3	17	Body System: Skeletal
4	Dean Vaughn 4	18	Body System: Muscular
5	Dean Vaughn 5	19	Body System: Nervous and Mental Health
6	Dean Vaughn 6	20	Special Senses: Ears and Eyes
7	Dean Vaughn 7	21	Body System: Endocrine
8	Dean Vaughn 8	22	Body System: Cardiovascular and lymphatic
9	Dean Vaughn 9	23	Body System: Blood and Immunity
10	Dean Vaughn 10	24	Body System: Respiratory
11	Dean Vaughn 11	25	Body System: Digestive
12	Dean Vaughn 12	26	Body System: Urinary
13	Dean Vaughn 13	27	Body System: Male Reproductive
14	Dean Vaughn 14	28	Body System: Female Reproductive-Pregnancy/birth

Medical Disease Book:

Students will work on a Medical Disease Book throughout the year and turn it in the 2nd week of May for final grade. This book consists of 8 diseases for each body system. We spend time in class working on this book, but they may have to complete some of it on their own. There will be rubric for grading.

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