Unit Level Objectives

In this Unit you will:

LO 4.1 Use roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to construct and analyze (deconstruct) medical terms related to the skeletal system.
LO 4.2 Spell and pronounce correctly medical terms related to the skeletal system to communicate them with accuracy and precision in any health care setting.
LO 4.3 Define accepted abbreviations related to the skeletal system.
LO 4.4 Relate the different types of bones and their structure to their functions.
LO 5.1 Use roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to construct and analyze (deconstruct) medical terms related to muscles and tendons and rehabilitation medicine.
LO 5.2 Spell and pronounce correctly medical terms related to muscles and tendons and rehabilitation medicine in order to communicate them with accuracy and precision in any health care setting.
LO 5.3 Define accepted abbreviations related to muscles and tendons and rehabilitation medicine.

Unit 2 Instructions

Read Chapters 4-5
Complete Chapters 4-5 SmartBook assignments at least once to 100%.
Complete exam using two tries. Spread your attempts a couple of days apart to allow for studying.
Keep track of due dates! No late assignments accepted.

Memorize the meaning of the following word parts. You can quickly find the meanings in Appendix A of your book.

-ectomy

-fication

sarc-

de-

peri-

oste/o

myel/o

-itis

-cyte

-oid

sphen-

-oma

-or

chir/o

pract

-ation

tox

a-

chondr/o

-plasia

pector

scoli/o

-osis

ec-

-tomy

menisc

-penia

oste/o

meta-

carp/o

-al

hem/o

tom/o

poly-

my/o

rhabd/o

-lysis

-imus

fibr/o

-algia

thenar

quadri-

orthot/o

orth/o

ceps

tri-

-ion

insert