Teacher(S): Mr. Colarusso

Classroom: 105

Teacher(s): Mr. Colarusso

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Course Requirements:

Different professions have different "languages". An example of this is auto maintenance: automobile mechanics use terms to describe the objects and situations they encounter while working, such as "master cylinder" and "oil filter". Comparatively, medical workers use terms to describe the objects and situations encountered in their fields, such as "hepatitis" and "intravenous". The words - or terms - which make up the language of medicine are referred to as the terminology of the medical field, or Medical Terminology.

ONE Notebook: 3-ring binder with loose leaf, lined paper (preferred) OR spiral notebook and folder; you’ll want to keep notes and handouts organized because all will help you to prepare for tests and quizzes. Please make a Google folder and share it with me at the above email address. Please label it with your group’s name followed by Med Term 2016. All projects and assignments will be submitted through the Google folders!

Writing Utensil: Pen or pencil works, as long as you bring it to class!

How You Will Be Graded:

· Tests * 30%

· Quizzes * 10%

· Lab Reports * 20%

· Projects 20%

· Informal Assessments * 10%

· Homework 10%

*An Assessment (Test, Quiz, Lab Report or Informal Assessment) will be provided every 5 days.

Extra Credit: Students can earn extra credit in my class by completing a “current event in medicine”. These assignments can be handed in any time before the final week of any marking period. If a student completes a current event, they can earn up to 5 points (1 per article) that can be added onto any formal assessment or performance-based assessment of their choice. This is the ONLY method of earning extra credit.

Make-Up Work:

Any assignments missed because of an excused absence from class (illness, field trips, etc.) are YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make up. You can find all assignments on our class website – NO EXCUSES. All make-up work is due 1 day after you have returned to school from being absent. It is your responsibility to see me to arrange all make up work as quickly as possible. For every day absent you receive one day to make up the work. For example if you are sick for 3 days, you have 3 days to make up the work. After the make up date, all incomplete work becomes a zero.

Class Website:

The class website includes pertinent information about what we are doing in biotechnology class. This is an excellent tool for students to use when they have been absent or have forgotten to write down a homework assignment. ALL HOMEWORK, CLASS WORK, AND PROJECTS ARE POSTED ON THE CLASS WEBSITE. Please use the link from the WRHS website to get to my teacher website.

Classroom Guidelines:

1. Be in your assigned seat and working on the assigned bell work when the bell rings.

2. Bring all books and materials with you to class and take them with you when you leave.

3. Follow directions the first time they are given.

4. Treat each person in this room with respect and dignity.

5. Follow all procedures and policies as outlines in the WRHS handbook.

Medical Terminology

Like every other language, medical terminology has changed over time. The basis for medical

terminology; however, remains the same. The majority of medical terms are based in Latin or Greek.

Most medical terms can be broken down into one or more word parts. For simplicity in explanation, we will say that there are four possible word parts, and any given medical term may contain one, some, or all of these parts. We will classify these word parts as (1) roots, (2) prefixes, (3) suffixes, and (4) linking or combining vowels. An example of a word with three of the above parts is the medical term "pericarditis", which means "inflammation of the outer layer of the heart". Pericarditis can be divided into three parts: peri - card - itis.

Once divided into its essential parts, pericarditis can be translated: the prefix "peri" translates to "surrounding", the root "card" translates to "heart", and the suffix "itis" translates to "inflammation". Hence, pericarditis is aninflammation of the area surrounding the heart, or an inflammation of the outer layer of the heart, anatomically known as the pericardium.

***Important Note ***

The text for Medical Terminology will be “The Language of Medicine, NinthEdition” (Davi-Ellen Chabner). Each student will be responsible for obtaining their own text.

· Cell Vocabulary Quiz

http://www.wood-ridgeschools.org/cms/UserControls/FilesAndFolders/FilesAndFolders.aspx?DomainID=173&DomainTypeID=3&MainPanel=section-pnl-main&AllowNewPages=True&FolderType=Domain&RecordID=173

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· Function of Cell Organelles

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PxlQwu-ajsj4ICgW1leLhukriNGn_dz3upOp4Ug47YM/edit?usp=sharing

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· Cardio-Pulmonary System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fxm85Fy4sQ&noredirect=1

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· Cell Structure and Function

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g4L_Q04WKtM

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· Active and Passive Transport

https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/ZhEPFrGPYkwd3JIZgDu7PbyFZFNjZXirWTJyW9LMPWTkrbz0.pptx

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· Membranes & Transport PPT

http://www.philadelphia.edu.jo/courses/biology/cell%20membrane%20transport.ppt

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· A&P, Biology and Medical Terminology Notes & Slides

Parts of these notes and slides can be used by my Biology and Medical Terminology classes, as well as my Anatomy & Physiology classes.

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~aimholtz/AandP/LectureNotes/ANP1_Lec/205Lec.html

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· A&P, Biology and Medical Terminology-Basic Review

http://www.mavcc.org/pdffiles/Module01ASG.pdf

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· Skeleton (Bones) PPT

http://ppt4.net/e/easy-skeletal-system--powerpoint---i-love-science-w6705-ppt.ppt

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· Pelvic Bones

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIPz641UFXEAWm37w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByZWc0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=pelvis+and+femur&vid=5de9673e4d1fbb0bd8902255433d5a9c&l=28%3A04&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.6080012

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· Human Bones

http://youtube.com/watch?v=za0VogNXODQ

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· Skull Bones

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqII.641UxR4AgFn7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByZWc0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=skull+bones&vid=999b9f60c6d1215703a30d2a6915e5f0&l=2%3A51&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DVN.6079913187948

· Human Digestive System PPT

http://www.stjohnbrebeuf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/13-digestion.ppt

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· Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words

Examples of Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words and how to use them.

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/1135/med_term_activites/

· Medical Terminology-- Intro to Root, Prefix, Suffix

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iyole7uG0Qc

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· Medical Terminology - Directional Terminology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bc9u0E9a0Y