Title: Identify common medical terms used to communicate with other health professionals.
Course: Medical Terminology (18 weeks) (14154-I) > Section: Understanding Terms Used in Healthcare Provision

Identification should include the ability to distinguish medical terms and word elements necessary for communication among health professionals regarding the following body systems:

- Integumentary
- Musculoskeletal
- Cardiovascular
- Respiratory
- Nervous
- Urinary
- Female reproductive
- Male reproductive
- Lymphatic and immune
- Gastrointestinal
- Endocrine
- Sensory

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are accurate and specific communications between members of the healthcare team important?
- What are some terms that could be easily mistaken for others (e.g., nephron vs. neuron)?
- What is essential to word structure?
- What are the component parts?