Medical Terminology
The Medical Terminology course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, singular and plural forms, and medical abbreviations. The course allows students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
Resources
Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence: Medical Terminology
CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Medical Terminology course scope and sequence within the Health Science Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
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Unit 1: Meeting Employer Expectations in Health Science
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 2: Medical Terminology Resources
Lesson Plan: The Digestive System
In this lesson, students will learn to define and describe common terms associated with the digestive system, identify the anatomy of the digestive system, use roots, suffixes, and prefixes to analyze word meanings, and finally research common diseases of the digestive system.
View ResourceUnit 2: Medical Terminology Resources
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 3: Building Blocks of Medical Terminology
Lesson Plan: A Language of Its Own
This lesson allows students to be exposed to roots, suffixes, and prefixes as well as medical abbreviations and acronyms.
View ResourceUnit 3: Building Blocks of Medical Terminology
Lesson Plan: The Digestive System
In this lesson, students will learn to define and describe common terms associated with the digestive system, identify the anatomy of the digestive system, use roots, suffixes, and prefixes to analyze word meanings, and finally research common diseases of the digestive system.
View ResourceUnit 3: Building Blocks of Medical Terminology
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 4: Abbreviations Use in the Medical Industry
Lesson Plan: A Language of Its Own
This lesson allows students to be exposed to roots, suffixes, and prefixes as well as medical abbreviations and acronyms.
View ResourceUnit 4: Abbreviations Use in the Medical Industry
Lesson Plan: The Digestive System
In this lesson, students will learn to define and describe common terms associated with the digestive system, identify the anatomy of the digestive system, use roots, suffixes, and prefixes to analyze word meanings, and finally research common diseases of the digestive system.
View ResourceUnit 5: Communications Skills and Applied Medical Terminology
Lesson Plan: A Language of Its Own
This lesson allows students to be exposed to roots, suffixes, and prefixes as well as medical abbreviations and acronyms.
View ResourceUnit 5: Communications Skills and Applied Medical Terminology
Lesson Plan: The Digestive System
In this lesson, students will learn to define and describe common terms associated with the digestive system, identify the anatomy of the digestive system, use roots, suffixes, and prefixes to analyze word meanings, and finally research common diseases of the digestive system.
View ResourceUnit 6: Putting Medical Terminology to Use
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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