MEDA 111 - Medical Assisting Science I

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Medical Assisting program. Comment: Letter grade only. MEDA 111 may not be audited. MEDA 111 may not be taken Credit/No Credit. MEDA 111 covers basic concepts of human anatomy and physiology as well as medical terminology related to the body as a whole and to each major body system. Upon satisfactory completion of MEDA 111, the student should be able to: Name and locate the parts and state the major functions of the human organ systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. Define medical terms related to the body as whole. Define and use word parts to build medical terms. Apply knowledge of word parts, analyze and define medical terms associated with the systems of the human body and related diagnostic, surgical, and treatment procedures and disease conditions. Recognize and apply terminology pertaining to injuries and disease processes.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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