§130.203. Medical Terminology

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, and singular and plural forms, plus medical abbreviations and acronyms. The course allows students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.

PEIMS Number: 13020300

General Requirements: This course is recommended for students in Grades 9-12.

TEKS

UNITS OF STUDY

Unit 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology

• A Language of Its Own -

Unit 2 The Human Body in Health and Disease

• General Body and Directional Terms

Unit 3 The Skeletal System

• The Skeletal System

Unit 4 The Muscular System

• The Muscular System

Unit 5 Cardiovascular System

• The Cardiovascular System

Unit 6 Lymphatic and Immune System

Unit 7 The Respiratory System

• The Respiratory System

Unit 8 The Digestive System

• The Gastrointestinal System

Unit 9 The Urinary System

• The Urinary System

Unit 10 The Nervous System

• The Nervous System

Unit 11 The Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears

• The Eyes
• The Ears

Unit 12 The Integumentary System

• The Integumentary System

Unit 13 The Endocrine System

• The Endocrine System

Unit 14 The Reproductive System

• The Female Reproductive System
• The Male Reproductive System

Unit 15 Diagnostic Procedures and Pharmacology