CPE - 138 Medical Assisting: Anatomy, Physiology, & Medical Terminology

The ‘Medical Assisting: Anatomy, Physiology, & Medical Terminology’ micro-credential confirms that the learner has the skills to understand anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology, which are essential for working as a Medical Assistant.

Earning Criteria:
To earn this micro-credential, learners must:

Successfully complete the certificate course with a passing grade
Recognize and understand medical word parts and definitions
Describe body planes, directional terms, quadrants, and cavities
Identify the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, blood and lymphatic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems
Recognize the anatomy and terminology in each body system
List the major organs in each body system
Describe the normal function of each body system
Identify common pathology treatments related to each body system
Define medical terms and abbreviations related to each body system
Discuss implications for disease and disability when homeostasis is not maintained
Compare body structure and function of human body across life span
Diagram medical terms and label word parts

Skill(s):

Medical Assistance
Anatomy
Physiology
Medical Terminology
Integumentary System
Human Skeleton
Human Musculoskeletal Systems
Lymphatic system
Blood Cell
Respiratory infection
Cardiovascular Physiology
Anatomic Pathology/Cytology
Medical Abbreviations

Tags: #anatomy, #physiology, #medical terminology, #medical assisting
Status: Active