On completion of Medical Terminology by Body System learners will be able to:

• Identify the structure of medical terminology and recognize word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
• Understand that the meaning of most complex medical terms is derived by analysis of simpler components or word parts.
• Acquire a solid foundation of commonly used Latin and Greek word parts or elements – relative to body structure, disease, and diagnosis – that will lead to interpreting and understanding thousands of complex medical terms.
• Complete a final test and achieve a percentage score of 70 percent or better.