Component 3; Unit 1: Understanding Medical Words
Description: This unit describes the meanings of medical words.
Objectives:
- Discuss the four parts of medical terms.
- Recognize word roots and combining forms.
- Identify the most common prefixes and suffixes.
- Describe the anatomical positions.
- Define the body planes.
- Identify regions of the body.
- Define directional and positional terms.
- Build, divide, spell and pronounce common medical words.
Component 3; Unit 1; Lecture 1a Comp3_Unit1a_Lecture_Slides
Understanding medical words (08:07): 1) Parts of a medical term; 2) Word and combining forms
Component 3; Unit 1; Lecture 1b Comp3_Unit1b_Lecture_Slides/
Common prefixes and suffixes (10:48): 1) Singular and plural endings; 2) Abbreviations
Component 3; Unit 1; Lecture 1c Comp3_Unit1c_Lecture_Slides.pptx
Body structure (14:07): 1)Anatomical positions; 2) Body planes; 3) Regions of the body; 4) Directional and positional terms