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Component 3 Unit 8 Application Activities

Unit 8

Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes

2. Word Building Exercise – Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct

pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes

a.

1. Flashes and Floaters

2. Glaucoma

3. Hearing Loss

4. Macular Degeneration

5. Otitis Media

6. Retinal Tear and Detachment

7. Tinnitus

b.

1. Meniere's Disease

2. Ear Infections

3. Hearing and the Cochlea

4. Nasal Cancer

5. Blepharospasm

6. Corneal Disorders

3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes and Vision:

a.

1. Cataract Surgery

2. LASIK

b.

1. Acoustic Neuroma Procedure

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 8 - Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|audi/o | |

|aur/o | |

|blephar/o | |

|choroid/o | |

|conjunctiv/o | |

|corne/o | |

|dacry/o | |

|irid/o | |

|lacrim/o | |

|kerat/o | |

|myring/o | |

|ocul/o | |

|ophthalm/o | |

|optic/o | |

|opt/o | |

|ot/o | |

|phac/o | |

|phot/o | |

|retin/o | |

|tympan/o | |

Unit 8 - Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|word part |Definition |

|audi/o |hearing; sound |

|aur/o |ear |

|blephar/o |eyelid |

|choroid/o |choroid |

|conjunctiv/o |conjunctiva |

|corne/o |cornea |

|dacry/o |lacrimal |

|irid/o |iris |

|lacrim/o |tear |

|kerat/o |cornea |

|myring/o |eardrum |

|ocul/o |eye |

|ophthalm/o |eye |

|optic/o |vision |

|opt/o |vision |

|ot/o |ear |

|phac/o |lens of the eye |

|phot/o |light |

|retin/o |retina |

|tympan/o |eardrum |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 8 Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes and Vision - Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

audi/o blephar/o choroid/o conjunctiv/o corne/o

dacry/o glauc/o irid/o larcrim/o kerat/o

myring/o ocul/o ophthalm/o optic/o opt/o

ot/o phac/o phot/o retin/o tympan/o

1. Implantation of a cornea from healthy donor: ______________al transplant

2. Pertaining to glaucoma: ___________________tous

3. Corneal rupture: ______________rrhexis

4. Plastic surgery on the eyelid: _____________________plasty

5. Hardening of lens of the eye: ________________sclerosis

6. Paralysis of sphincter of the iris: ___________________plegia

7. Specialist in filling eyeglasses prescriptions: ________________ian

8. Therapeutic exposure to sunlight: ___________________therapy

9. Fungal disease of the eyes: ___________mycosis

10. Device to test hearing: __________________scope

11. Drainage of fluid from the middle ear: _______________________centesis

12. Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye: ___________________logist

13. Inflammation of the choroid coat and the iris: _______________itis (Note: nonstandard spelling)

14. Surgical knife to incise the tympanic membrane: ______________tome

15. Inflammation and purulent discharge from ear: _____________rrhea

16. Secretion and discharge of tears: __________________mation

17. Specialist in prescribing eyeglasses: __________________metrist

18. Obstruction of tear duct: ___________________stenosis

19. Surgical fixation of the retina: __________________pexy

20. Tumor of the conjunctiva: __________________oma

.

Unit 8 Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes and Vision:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

audi/o blephar/o choroid/o conjunctiv/o corne/o

dacry/o glauc/o irid/o larcrim/o kerat/o

myring/o ocul/o ophthalm/o optic/o opt/o

ot/o phac/o phot/o retin/o tympan/o

1. Implantation of a cornea from healthy donor: corneal transplant

2. Pertaining to glaucoma: glaucomatous

3. Corneal rupture: keratorrhexi

4. Plastic surgery on the eyelid: blepharoplasty

5. Hardening of lens of the eye: phacosclerosis

6. Paralysis of sphincter of the iris: iridoplegia

7. Specialist in filling eyeglasses prescriptions: optician

8. Therapeutic exposure to sunlight: phototherapy

9. Fungal disease of the eyes: oculomycosis

10.Device to test hearing: audioscope

11.Drainage of fluid from the middle ear: tympanocentesis

12.Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye: ophthalmologist

13.Inflammation of the choroid coat and the iris: choroidoiritis (Note: nonstandard spelling)

14.Surgical knife to incise the tympanic membrane: myringotome

15.Inflammation and purulent discharge from ear: otorrhea

16.Secretion and discharge of tears: lacrimation

17.Specialist in prescribing eyeglasses: optometrist

18.Obstruction of tear duct: dacryostenosis

19.Surgical fixation of the retina: retinopexy

20.Tumor of the conjunctiva: conjunctivoma

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Aphakia

Blepharoplasty

Choroidoiritis

Conjunctivitis

Glaucomatous

Iridoplegia

Lacrimation

Myringotome

Myringotomy

Otomycosis

Ophthalmologist

Optician

Optometrist

Otitis

Otorrhea

Retinopathy

Tympanoplasty

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

1. Disease and Conditions of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete 1 or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Flashes and Floaters

2. Glaucoma

3. Hearing Loss

4. Macular Degeneration

5. Otitis Media

6. Retinal Tear and Detachment

7. Tinnitus

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 2 or more of these Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes Topics.

b.

1. Meniere's Disease

2. Ear Infections

3. Hearing and the Cochlea

4. Nasal Cancer

5. Blepharospasm

6. Corneal Disorders

2. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose and Throat and Eyes:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Cataract Surgery

2. LASIK

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select this Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes Topic.

b.

1. Acoustic Neuroma Procedure

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the ears, nose and throat and eyes.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the ears, nose and throat and eyes.

5. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the ears, nose and throat and eyes.

Unit 9

The Nervous System

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Nervous System

2. Word Building Exercise – Nervous System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Nervous System

a.

1. Bell's Palsy

2. Cerebral Palsy

3. Meningitis

4. Multiple Sclerosis

5. Parkinson's Disease

6. Seizures and Epilepsy

7. Spinal Cord Injury

8. Strokes

b.

1. Alzheimer's Disease

2. Brain Aneurysm

3. Guillain-Barre Syndrome

4. Hydrocephalus

5. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Nervous System:

a.

1. Myelogram

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Nervous System:

a.

1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery

2. Neurosurgery – What Is It?

b.

1. Craniofacial Procedure to Treat Encephalocele and an

Arachnoid Cyst

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 9 – Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|algesia | |

|algia | |

|asthenia | |

|cerebello/o | |

|cerebr/o | |

|crani/o | |

|encephal/o | |

|esthesia | |

|gangli/o | |

|kinesia | |

|lepsy | |

|medull/o | |

|mening/o | |

|myel/o | |

|neuro/o | |

|paresis | |

|phasia | |

|plegia | |

|thalam/o | |

|ton/o | |

|ventricul/o | |

Unit 9 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus

(), define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|algesia |sensitivity to pain |

|algia |pain |

|asthenia |lack or loss of strength |

|cerebello/o |cerebellum |

|cerebr/o |cerebrum |

|crani/o |cranium; skull |

|encephal/o |brain |

|esthesia |capacity for sensation and feeling |

|gangli/o |ganglion |

|kinesia |movement; motion |

|lepsy |seizure |

|medull/o |inner or deep part of an organ |

|mening/o |meninges |

|myel/o |marrow |

|neuro/o |nerve; neural |

|paresis |slight or partial paralysis |

|phasia |speech disorder |

|plegia |paralysis |

|thalam/o |thalamus |

|ton/o |tone; tension, pressure |

|ventricul/o |a cavity of a bodily part of organ |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 9 Endocrine System:  Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

-algesia -algia -asthenia -esthesia cerebr/o

crani/o encephal/o gangli/o -kinesia -lepsy

mening/o meningi/o myel/o neur/o -paresis

-phasia -plegia thalam/o ton/o ventricul/o

1. Herniation of meninges through spinal defect: _________________cele

2. Destruction of portion of the thalamus: _________________tomy

3. Pertaining to blood vessels of the brain: _______________vascular

4. Suture of spinal cord wound: _______________rrhaphy

5. Nerve pain: neur/o____________ (o or no o?)

6. Chemistry of the nervous system: _______________chemistry

7. Inflammation of brain and spinal cord: ____________________itis

8. Paralysis of all four extremities: quadri__________________

9. Absence of pain: an____________________

10. Measurement of intraocular tension: ______________metry

11. Excision of a ganglion: _________________ectomy

12. Speech impairment due to brain lesion: dys__________________

13. Radiography of cerebral ventricles: __________________gram

14. Chronic fatigue, weakness: neur/o____________________ (o or no o?)

15. Temporary attack of mental inertia: para__________________

16. Tumor arising from meninges: _________________oma

17. Increased muscular movement: hyper__________________

18. Loss of sensation: an____________________

19. Paralysis of one side of the body: hemi__________________

20. Tool to crush a fetal skull during delivery: ______________clast

Unit 9 Nervous System:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

-algesia -algia -asthenia -esthesia cerebr/o

crani/o encephal/o gangli/o -kinesia -lepsy

mening/o meningi/o myel/o neur/o -paresis

-phasia -plegia thalam/o ton/o ventricul/o

1. Herniation of meninges through spinal defect: meningocele

2. Destruction of portion of the thalamus: thalamotomy

3. Pertaining to blood vessels of the brain: cerebrovascular

4. Suture of spinal cord wound: myelorrhaphy

5. Nerve pain: neuralgia

6. Chemistry of the nervous system: neurochemistry

7. Inflammation of brain and spinal cord: encephalomyelitis; myeloencephalitis

8. Paralysis of all four extremities: quadriplegia

9. Absence of pain: analgesia

10.Measurement of intraocular tension: tonometry

11.Excision of a ganglion: ganglionectomy

12.Speech impairment due to brain lesion: dysphasis

13.Radiography of cerebral ventricles: ventriculogram

14.Chronic fatigue, weakness: neurasthenia

15.Temporary attack of mental inertia: paralepsy

16.Tumor arising from meninges: meningioma

17.Increased muscular movement: hyperkinesia

18.Loss of sensation: anesthesia

19.Paralysis of one side of the body: hemiparesis

20.Tool to crush a fetal skull during delivery: cranioclast

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Analgesia

Cerebellar

Cerebral

Cranioclasis

Dysphasia

Encephalitis

Ganglionectomy

Hyperkinesia

Medullary

Meningocele

Meningioma

Myelitis

Neuralgia

Neurasthenia

Neuropathy

Paraplegia

Quadriplegia

Thalamotomy

Tonometry

Ventriculogram

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Nervous System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Nervous System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete 1 or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Bell's Palsy

2. Cerebral Palsy

3. Meningitis

4. Multiple Sclerosis

5. Parkinson's Disease

6. Seizures and Epilepsy

7. Spinal Cord Injury

8. Strokes

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 2 or more of these Nervous System Topics.

b.

1. Alzheimer's Disease

2. Brain Aneurysm

3. Guillain-Barre Syndrome

4. Hydrocephalus

5. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Nervous System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Nervous System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least this interactive tutorial.

a.

1. Myelogram

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Nervous System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Nervous System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery

2. Neurosurgery – What Is It?

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 1 or more of these Nervous System Topics.

b.

1 . Craniofacial Procedure to Treat Encephalocele and an

Arachnoid Cyst

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the Nervous system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Nervous system.

5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Nervous Interactive Tutorial

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the Nervous system.

6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Nervous System

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Nervous system.

Unit 10

Reproductive Systems

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Female Reproductive and Male Reproductive System

2. Word Building Exercise – Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at

MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System

a.

1. Endometriosis

2. Ovarian Cancer

3. Ovarian Cysts

4. Prostate Cancer – What Is It?

5. Uterine Fibroids

6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System:

a.

1. Breast Lumps – Biopsy

2. Cystoscopy - Male

3. Mammogram

4. Pap Smear

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System:

a.

1. Dilation and Curettage

2. Hysterectomy

3. Prostate Cancer – Radiation Therapy

4. TURP (Prostate Surgery)

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 10 - Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus

( ), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|cervic/o | |

|colp/o | |

|-cyesis | |

|dys- | |

|endo- | |

|lact/o | |

|gynec/o | |

|hyster/o | |

|mamm/o | |

|mast/o | |

|men/o | |

|metr/o | |

|o/o | |

|oophor/o | |

|ovari/o | |

|post- | |

|salping/o | |

|salpinx | |

|uter/o | |

|vagin/o | |

|-version | |

Unit 10 - Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus

( ), define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|cervic/o |neck; cervix of an organ |

|colp/o |vagina |

|-cyesis | pregnancy |

|dys- |abnormal; difficult; impaired |

|endo- |within; inside |

|lact/o |milk |

|gynec/o |woman |

|hyster/o |womb |

|mamm/o |breast |

|mast/o |breast |

|men/o |menstruation |

|metr/o |uterus |

|o/o |egg |

|oophor/o |ovary |

|ovari/o |ovary |

|post- |after; behind; posterior to |

|salping/o |fallopian tube |

|salpinx |fallopian tube |

|uter/o |of or relating to the uterus and the ovary |

|vagin/o |vagina |

|-version |manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 10 Female Reproductive System:  Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

cervic/o colp/o -cyesis dys- endo-

lact/o gynec/o hyster/o mamm/o mast/o

men/o metr/o oophor/o ovari/o post-

salping/o -salpinx uter/o vagin/o -version

Note: Compare the textbook and dictionary presentation of men/o, meno-, and men-. Check the dictionary breakdowns of menarche and menopause.

1. Excessive bleeding during and between menstrual periods: ____________rrhagia

2. Rupture of the uterus: _________rrhexis

3. Pus in the fallopian tube: pyo____________

4. Occurring following childbirth: _____________partum

5. Removal of a breast: ______________ectomy

6. Hernia containing the uterus: _________cele

7. Tubal pregnancy: salpingo___________

8. Inflammation of the fallopian tube(s): ____________________itis

9. Radiography of the breast: ________________graphy

10. Instrument to examine vagina and cervix: _____________scope

11. Relating to the vagina and the labia: ____________labial

12. Substance that stimulates milk production: _________gen

13. Inflammation of the cervix uteri and vagina: _________________itis

14. Genital pain during or after intercourse: ________pareunia

15. Ovarian tumor: __________oma

16. Enlargement of male breast tissue: ______________ia

17. Contraction or narrowing of uterine cavity: _____________stenosis

18. Inflammation of the lining of the uterus: ________________itis

19. Surgical puncture and draining of an ovarian cyst: ______________centesis

20. Turning or tipping back (of the uterus): retro___________

Unit 10 Female Reproductive System:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

cervic/o colp/o -cyesis dys- endo-

lact/o gynec/o hyster/o mamm/o mast/o

men/o metr/o oophor/o ovari/o post-

salping/o -salpinx uter/o vagin/o -version

Note: Compare the textbook and dictionary presentation of men/o, meno-, and men-. Check the dictionary breakdowns of menarche and menopause.

1. Excessive bleeding during and between menstrual periods: menorrhagia;

menometrorrhagia; metrorrhagia

2. Rupture of the uterus: hysterorrhexis

3. Pus in the fallopian tube: pyosalpinx

4. Occurring following childbirth: postpartum

5. Removal of a breast: mastectomy; mammectomy

6. Hernia containing the uterus: uterocele

7. Tubal pregnancy: salpingocyesis

8. Inflammation of the fallopian tube(s): salpingitis

9. Radiography of the breast: mammography

10. Instrument to examine vagina and cervix: colposcope; vaginoscope

11. Relating to the vagina and the labia: vaginolabial

12. Substance that stimulates milk production: lactogen

13. Inflammation of the cervix uteri and vagina: cervicovaginitis

14. Genital pain during or after intercourse: dyspareunia

15. Ovarian tumor: oophoroma

16. Enlargement of male breast tissue: gynecomastia

17. Contraction or narrowing of uterine cavity: metrostenosis

18. Inflammation of the lining of the uterus: endometritis

19. Surgical puncture and draining of an ovarian cyst: ovariocentesis

20. Turning or tipping back (of the uterus): retroversion

Unit 10 Male Reproductive System:  Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

gonad/o -ism orch/o orchi/o orchid/o

prostat/o retr/o spermat/o sperm/o test/o

1. Resembling a spermatozoon: ______________oid

2. Destructive to spermatozoa: ____________lytic

3. Removal of a testicle: _____________ectomy

4. Removal of prostate through incision above pubic bone: _____pubic ________ectomy (two terms; two answer boxes)

5. Surgical fixation of a testicle: __________pexy

6. Disease of the sexual organs: ___________pathy

7. Prostate pain: _______________dynia

8. Precocious puberty due to increased testosterone: ____________toxicosis

9. Excessive hormonal secretion of the sex glands: hyper______________

10. Inflammation of the testicles: _________itis

Unit 10 Male Reproductive System:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

gonad/o -ism orch/o orchi/o orchid/o

prostat/o retr/o spermat/o sperm/o test/o

1. Resembling a spermatozoon: spermatoid

2. Destructive to spermatozoa: spermolytic; spermatolytic

3. Removal of a testicle: orchiectomy

4. Removal of prostate through incision above pubic bone: retropubic

prostatectomy (two terms; two answer boxes)

5. Surgical fixation of a testicle: orchidopexy; orchiopexy

6. Disease of the sexual organs: gonadopathy

7. Prostate pain: prostatodynia

8. Precocious puberty due to increased testosterone: testotoxicosis

9. Excessive hormonal secretion of the sex glands: hypergonadism

10. Inflammation of the testicles: orchitis; orchiditis; testitis

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Cervical

Colposcopy

Dyspareunia

Endometritis

Endometrium

Gynecomastia

Hysterectomy

Hysterorrhexis

Lactogen

Mammectomy

Mammogram

Mammography

Mastectomy

Menorrhagia

Metrorrhagia

Pyosalpinx

Oocyte

Oophorectomy

Ovarian

Retroversion

Salpingectomy

Salpingitis

Uterine

Vaginitis

Vaginoscope

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete 1 or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Endometriosis

2. Ovarian Cancer

3. Ovarian Cysts

4. Prostate Cancer – What Is It?

5. Uterine Fibroids

6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 2 or more of these Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System Topics.

b.

1. Cervix Disorders

2. Uterine Fibroids

3. Vaginal Disorder

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Breast Lumps – Biopsy

2. Cystoscopy - Male

3. Mammogram

4. Pap Smear

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Dilation and Curettage

2. Hysterectomy

3. Prostate Cancer – Radiation Therapy

4. TURP (Prostate Surgery)

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive system.

5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive Interactive Tutorial

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive system.

6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive System

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Female Reproductive System and Male Reproductive system.

Unit 11

Respiratory System

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Respiratory System

2. Word Building Exercise – Respiratory System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National

Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Respiratory System

a.

1. Asthma

2. Cystic Fibrosis

3. Lung Cancer

4. Pneumonia

5. Tuberculosis

b.

1. Bronchitis

2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

3. Pulmonary Hypertension

4. Emphysema

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Respiratory System:

a.

1. Bronchoscopy

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Respiratory System:

a.

1. None assigned

b.

1. Lung Transplantation

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 11 - Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|adenoid/o | |

|alveol/o | |

|brady- | |

|bronch/o | |

|-capnia | |

|cyan/o | |

|dys- | |

|epiglott/o | |

|eu- | |

|laryng/o | |

|nas/o | |

|ox/i | |

|ox/o | |

|pharyng/o | |

|-phonia | |

|phren/o | |

|pleur/o | |

|-pnea | |

|pneum/o | |

|pneumon/o | |

|-ptysis | |

|pulmon/o | |

|rhin/o | |

|sept/o | |

|tachy- | |

|-thorax | |

|trache/o | |

Unit 11 - Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|adenoid/o |of or relating to the adenoids |

|alveol/o |alveolus |

|brady- |slow |

|bronch/o |bronchial tube; bronchial |

|-capnia |carbon dioxide in the blood |

|cyan/o |blue |

|dys- |abnormal; difficult; impaired |

|epiglott/o |epiglottis |

|eu- |normal; good |

|laryng/o |larynx |

|nas/o |nose; nasal |

|ox/i |containing oxygen |

|ox/o |containing oxygen |

|pharyng/o |pharynx |

|-phonia |speech disorder |

|phren/o |diaphragm |

|pleur/o |pleura |

|-pnea |breath; breathing |

|pneum/o |air; respiration |

|pneumon/o |lung |

|-ptysis |spewing; expectoration |

|pulmon/o |lung |

|rhin/o |nose; nasal |

|sept/o |septum |

|tachy- |rapid; accelerated |

|-thorax |thoracic cavity |

|trache/o |Trachea; tracheal |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 11 Respiratory System:  Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

brady- bronch/o bronchi/o -capnia dys-

eu- laryng/o ox/i ox/o -pnea

-phonia pleur/o pneum/o pneumon/o -ptysis

rhin/o sept/o tachy- -thorax trache/o

1. Runny nose: ____________rrhea

2. Difficulty breathing: dys__________________

3. Air or gas in the plural cavity: pneumo_______________

4. Pleurisy with pneumonia: ______________pneumonia

5. Incision into the trachea and the larynx: __________________tomy

6. Spitting blood: hemo____________

7. Device for measuring oxygen saturation in blood: ____meter

8. Abnormal slowness in eating: _____________phagia

9. Fungal pulmonary disease: ______________mycosis

10. Abnormally rapid speech: _______________phrasia

11. Excessive CO2 in blood: hyper_________________

12. Surgical opening in the septum: _____________ostomy

13. Inflammation of the larynx and trachea: _________________itis

14. Hoarseness: dys____________

15. Chronic dilation of bronchus: ______________ectasis

16. Normal amounts of CO2 in blood: _____capnia

17. Combining a substance with oxygen: ______idize

18. Surgical repair of a bronchial defect: _____________plasty

19. Abnormal speech rhythm, melody, and articulation: ___________prosody

20. Disease of the lungs: ________________pathy

Unit 11 Respiratory System:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

brady- bronch/o bronchi/o -capnia dys-

eu- laryng/o ox/i ox/o -pnea

-phonia pleur/o pneum/o pneumon/o -ptysis

rhin/o sept/o tachy- -thorax trache/o

1. Runny nose: rhinorrhea

2. Difficulty breathing: dyspnea

3. Air or gas in the plural cavity: pneumothorax

4. Pleurisy with pneumonia: pleuropneumonia

5. Incision into the trachea and the larynx: tracheolaryngotomy;

laryngotracheotomy

6. Spitting blood: hemoptysis

7. Device for measuring oxygen saturation in blood: oximeter

8. Abnormal slowness in eating: bradyphagia

9. Fungal pulmonary disease: pneumomycosis

10. Abnormally rapid speech: tachyphrasia

11. Excessive CO2 in blood: hypercapnia

12. Surgical opening in the septum: stepostomy

13. Inflammation of the larynx and trachea: laryngotracheitis

14. Hoarseness: dysphonia

15. Chronic dilation of bronchus: bronchiectasis

16. Normal amounts of CO2 in blood: eucapnia

17. Combining a substance with oxygen: oxidize

18. Surgical repair of a bronchial defect: bronchoplasty

19. Abnormal speech rhythm, melody, and articulation: dysprosody

20. Disease of the lungs: pneumonopathy

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Alveolar

Brochiectasis

Bronchiolitis

Bronchoplasty

Bronchoscopy

Cyanosis

Dysphonia

Dyspnea

Epiglottitis

Hemoptysis

Hypercapnia

Laryngeal

Laryngotracheitis

Oxidize

Oximeter

Pharyngitis

Pleuropneumonia

Pneumomycosis

Pneumonectomy

Pneumothorax

Pulmonary

Rhinorrhea

Laryngotomy

Septostomy

Tracheostomy

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Respiratory System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Respiratory System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete 2 or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Asthma

2. Cystic Fibrosis

3. Lung Cancer

4. Pneumonia

5. Tuberculosis

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 2 or more of these Respiratory System Topics.

b.

1. Bronchitis

2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

3. Pulmonary Hypertension

4. Emphysema

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Respiratory System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Respiratory System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete this interactive tutorial.

a.

1. Bronchoscopy

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Respiratory System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Respiratory System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select the topic for review under Lungs and Breathing.

a.

1. Lung Transplantation

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the Respiratory system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Respiratory System Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Respiratory system.

5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Respiratory Interactive Tutorial

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the Respiratory system.

6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Respiratory System

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Respiratory system.

Unit 12

The Urinary System

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Urinary System

2. Word Building Exercise – Urinary System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Urinary System

a.

1. Kidney Failure

2. Kidney Stones

b.

1. Diabetic Kidney Problems

2. Kidney Failure

3. Urinary Tract Infections

4. Interstitial Cystitis

5. Bladder Cancer

6. Ureteral Disorders

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Urinary System:

a.

1. Cystoscopy - Male

2. Cystoscopy - Female

3. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Urinary System:

a.

1. Kidney Transplantation

2. Dialysis

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 12 – Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus

( ), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|cyst/o | |

|-iasis | |

|lith/o | |

|meat/o | |

|nephr/o | |

|py/o | |

|pyeo/o | |

|ren/o | |

|ureter/o | |

|urethr/o | |

|-uria | |

|vesic/o | |

Unit 12 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus

( ), define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|cyst/o |urinary bladder |

|-iasis |disease |

|lith/o |calculus |

|meat/o |meatus |

|nephr/o |kidney |

|py/o |pus |

|pyeo/o |renal pelvis |

|ren/o |kidney; renal |

|ureter/o |ureter |

|urethr/o |urethra |

|-uria |In the urine |

|vesic/o |urinary bladder |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 12 Urinary System:  Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

cyst/o -iasis lith/o meat/o nephr/o

py/o ren/o ureter/o urethr/o -uria

1. Incision to enlarge the urinary opening: __________tomy

2. Device to measure bladder capacity: _____________meter

3. Pus and stones in the kidney: ____________iasis

4. Incision for removal of kidney stone: __________________tomy

5. Radiography of the kidney: ____________graphy

6. Spasm of the urethra: ____________spasm

7. Anastamosis of the ureter to the ileum to drain urine: ____________ileostomy

8. Pus in the urine: py/o____________ (O or no O?)

9. Calculi in the kidney: ___________lith___________ (one term)

10. Using sound waves to crush a calculus: ___________tripsy

Unit 12 Urinary System:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

cyst/o -iasis lith/o meat/o nephr/o

py/o ren/o ureter/o urethr/o -uria

1. Incision to enlarge the urinary opening: meatotomy

2. Device to measure bladder capacity: cystometer

3. Pus and stones in the kidney: pyonephrolithiasis

4. Incision for removal of kidney stone: nephrolithotomy

5. Radiography of the kidney: renography

6. Spasm of the urethra: urethrospasm

7. Anastamosis of the ureter to the ileum to drain urine: ureteroileostomy

8. Pus in the urine: pyuria (O or no O?)

9. Calculi in the kidney: nephrolithiasis (one term)

10. Using sound waves to crush a calculus: lithotripsy

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Cystometer

Cystoscopy

Intravesical

Lithotripsy

Meatotomy

Nephritis

Nephrolithiasis

Nephrolithotomy

Renal

Renography

Pyelogram

Ureterectomy

Urethritis

Urethrostomy

Ureterolithotomy

Pyuria

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Urinary System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Urinary System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete 1 or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Kidney Failure

2. Kidney Stones

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 2 or more of these Urinary System Topics.

b.

1. Diabetic Kidney Problems

2. Kidney Failure

3. Urinary Tract Infections

4. Interstitial Cystitis

5. Bladder Cancer

6. Ureteral Disorders

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Urinary System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Urinary System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Cystoscopy - Male

2. Cystoscopy - Female

3. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Urinary System:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Urinary System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Living Donor Kidney Transplant Surgery

2. Innovative Incontinence Surgery: The Male Sling

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select 1 or more of these Urinary System Topics.

b.

1. Kidney Transplantation

2. Dialysis

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the Urinary system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Urinary System Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Urinary system.

5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Urinary Interactive Tutorial

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the Urinary system.

6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Urinary System

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Urinary system.

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