Title: Identify terminology that relates to the various elements and systems of the body.
Course: Vision Care Technician I (14057-I) > Section: Learning Basic Healthcare Terminology

Identification should include defining, spelling, and pronouncing terms related to the following:

- Common medical conditions (e.g., inflammation, swelling, pain)
- Anatomical reference system (e.g., planes, regions, direction)
- Coronal
- Transverse
- Sagittal/midsagittal
- Structural units (e.g., cells, organs, tissues)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can pronunciation affect the meaning of a term?
- Why is it important to spell a medical term correctly?
- Why is a basic foundation in suffix and prefix recognition helpful to all healthcare workers? To healthcare consumers?
- How do healthcare workers explain certain medical jargon to lay people and patients?
- What are look-alike, sound-alike (LA/SA) medical terms?
- Why is it important to understand the planes of the body?