3 courses with the subject MDT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MDT 100Medical Terminology I
60 Hours / 4 Quarter Credits Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to medical terminology that is associated with the anatomical structures of the body. Students will be able to describe the hierarchy system of the human body and why proper function and interaction between organ systems is necessary for homeostasis. This course emphasizes the primary and accessory organs for the integumentary system, musculo- skeletal system, cardiovascular system and respiratory system. Students will be able to analyze, build, spell and pronounce medical words that relate to each of these systems. Upon completion of this course, the students will understand general anatomical principles and will be able to use medical term- inology to describe how pathological principles can become mechanisms of disease. Students will also be able to define selected abbreviations, explain diagnostic tests and use word roots to identify meanings of unknown medical words. Repetition and reinforcement of vocabulary is achieved with the use of a variety of resources including videos, e-books and in class assignment. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - 35
60 Hours / 4 Quarter Credits Course Description: Students will learn the medical terminology associated with the primary and accessory organs of digestive system, urinary system, endocrine system, nervous system, reproductive system. Students will be able to analyze, build, spell and pronounce medical words that relate to each of these systems and to the topics of cancer, psychiatry and radiology. Upon completion of this course, the students will understand general anatomical principles and will be able to use medical terminology to describe how pathological principles can become mechanisms of disease. Students will also be able to define selected abbreviations, explain diagnostic tests and use medical word roots to identify meanings of unknown medical words. Repetition and reinforcement of vocabulary is achieved with the use of variety of resources including videos, e-books and in class assignments.
