MA051B  Advanced Medical Terminology Syllabus

Course Description:  

Introduction to medical terminology includes the structural analysis of prefixes, roots, and suffixes of health-related terminology. Emphasis focuses on terms related to structure (anatomy), function (physiology), diagnostic tests and pathology (diseases) of the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic, immune, musculoskeletal, integumentary, auditory, visual and endocrine systems. 

Textbook Information:  

Required Text: Chabner, Davi-Ellen (2016). The Language for Medicine, (11th Ed). New York: (9780323370813).

Course Learning Objectives: 

• Apply medical terminology to specific course body systems and relate to healthcare
• Distinguish between healthy structure and function and pathological states affecting body
• Correlate medical terminology to diagnostic tests, pathology and potential

Student Learning Objectives: 

Thinking and Reasoning: Student will:

• Differentiate prefixes, combining forms and suffixes to determine meaning of medical
• Apply new learning to body systems utilizing medical 

Communication Skills: Student will:

• Actively listen and articulate concepts related to medical terminology related to health and
• Demonstrate comprehension of medical terminology as it applies to the healthcare

Meet Your Instructor: 

Professor Emley began teaching at Santa Ana College in the spring of 1998 as a Nursing Faculty in the third semester of the program teaching Mental Health Nursing and Medical Surgical Nursing. With the retirement of Dr. Rockoff in 2009, Professor Emley migrated from the nursing department and transitioned into the Medical Assistant department in the fall of 2009. It has been her distinct pleasure to grow and nurture the Medical Assisting Program and engage students in career and vocational education at Santa Ana College.

Professor Emley was born in Santa Ana, CA and moved to Canada, Riverside, Norco, Brentwood, Van Nuys, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Mid-Wilshire District, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Orange, Santa Ana, Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo. 

Professor Emley went to Immaculate Heart of Mary, Our Lady of Good Council, St. Mel's, Notre Dame High School, Mount Saint Mary's and University of California, Los Angeles.

Associates Nursing: Mount Saint Mary's (1987)

Bachelors of Nursing: Mount Saint Mary's (1998)

Bachelors of Psychology: Mount Saint Mary's (1988)

Masters of Nursing: University of California, Los Angeles (1994) 

Distinguished Faculty Biography.pdf

Course Syllabus:  MA51B Fa 17 CO 39283.pdf