Component 3 Unit 3 Application Activities
Component 3/Unit 3 Application Activities
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Musculoskeletal System
2. Word Building Exercise – Musculoskeletal System
Interactive Activities
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Libraryof Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches involving the correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), 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 Musculoskeletal System
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Arthritis
2. Back pain – How to Prevent
3. Fractures and Sprains
4. Osteoarthritis
5. Osteoporosis
6. Parkinson’s Disease
7. Rheumatoid Arthritis
8. Rotator Cuff Injuries
9. Spinal Cord Injury
10. Tennis Elbow
11. Traumatic Brain Injury
2. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Bone Densitometry
2. Knee Arthroscopy
3. Myelogram
4. Shoulder Arthroscopy
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Hip Replacement
2. Hip Replacement – Physical Therapy
3. Massage Therapy
4. Shoulder Replacement
Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables students 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 3- 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 MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html, define the following word parts.
WORD PART / DEFINITIONalgia
arthr/o
brachi/o
calcane/o
cephal/o
cervic/o
chondr/o
cost/o
desis
dynia
ectomy
fasci/o
fibr/o
humer/o
ili/o
lumb/o
malacia
muscle/o
myel/o
my/o
oma
orth/o
oste/o
pelv/i/o
plasty
scopy
ten/o
thorac/o
vertebr/o
Unit 3 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
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 MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html, define the following word parts.
word part / definitionalgia / pain
arthr/o / joint
brachi/o / arm
calcane/o / calcaneus (heel bone)
cephal/o / head
cervic/o / neck
chondr/o / cartilage
cost/o / rib
desis / surgical fixation; fusion
dynia / pain; swelling
ectomy / excision or surgical removal
fasci/o / fascia
fibr/o / fiber
humer/o / humerus (upper arm)
ili/o / ilium (hip bone)
lumb/o / lower back; lumbar
malacia / softening
muscle/o / muscle
myel/o / spinal cord; bone marrow
my/o / muscle
oma / tumor; swelling
orth/o / straight; normal or correct
oste/o / bone
pelv/i/o / pelvis
plasty / plastic or surgical repair
scopy / visual examination
ten/o / tendon
thorac/o / chest
vertebr/o / vertebra
1. 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 3 Musculoskeletal 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.
arthr/o brachi/o calcane/o cephal/o cervic/o
chondr/o cost/o fasci/o fibr/o humer/o
ili/o lumb/o myel/o my/o orth/o
oste/o pelv/i/o ten/o thorac/o vertebr/o
1. Pain in the arm: ______algia
2. Tumor-containing muscle cells: ______cytoma
3. Death of a segment of a bone: ______necrosis
4. Relating to the ilium and the sacrum: ______sacral
5. Pain in the heel: ______dynia
6. Protrusion of spinal cord through defect in vertebral canal: ______cystocele
7. Inflammation of a tendon sheath: ______synovitis
8. Concerning the ribs and the neck: ______al
9. Fusion of two bones: ______desis
10. Excision of strips of fascia: ______ectomy
11. Pertaining to the lower back and the ribs: ______al
12. Edema of the head / brain: ______edema
13. Pain in chest muscles: ______dynia
14. Pertaining to the face and neck: ______facial
15. Tumor of fibrous tissue and cartilage: ______oma
16. Softening of cartilage: ______malacia
17. Pertaining to the humerus and the radial bones: ______radial
18. Science of mechanical devices for orthopedic use: ______tics
19. Visual inspection of the pelvis: ______scopy
20. Surgical repair of a vertebra: ______plasty
Unit 3 Musculoskeletal 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.
arthr/o brachi/o calcane/o cephal/o cervic/o
chondr/o cost/o fasci/o fibr/o humer/o
ili/o lumb/o myel/o my/o orth/o
oste/o pelv/i/o ten/o thorac/o vertebr/o
1. Pain in the arm: brachialgia
2. Tumor-containing muscle cells: myocytoma
3. Death of a segment of a bone: osteonecrosis
4. Relating to the ilium and the sacrum: iliosacral
5. Pain in the heel: calcaneodynia
6. Protrusion of spinal cord through defect in vertebral canal: myelocystocele
7. Inflammation of a tendon sheath: tenosynovitis
8. Concerning the ribs and the neck: costocervical
9. Fusion of two joint bones: arthrodesis
10. Excision of strips of fascia: fasciectomy
11. Pertaining to the lower back and the ribs: lumbocostal
12. Edema of the head / brain: cephaledema
13. Pain in chest muscles: thoracomyodynia
14. Pertaining to the face and neck: cervicofacial
15. Tumor of fibrous tissue and cartilage: fibrochondroma; chrondrofibroma
16. Softening of cartilage: chondromalacia
17. Pertaining to the humerus and the radial bones: humeroradial
18. Science of mechanical devices for orthopedic use: orthotics
19. Visual inspection of the pelvis: pelvioscopy
20. Surgical repair of a vertebra: vertebroplasty
Interactive Activities
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, presents an online dictionary with pronunciation of key 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. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
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
1. Arthrocentesis
2. Arthrodesis
3. Bursitis
4. Cervicofacial
5. Chondromalacia
6. Costocervical
7. Fasciectomy
8. Fasciitis
9. Lumbar
10. Lumbosacral
11. Myeloma
12. Osteonecrosis
13. Pelvioscope
14. Tenoplasty
15. Tenosynovitis
16. Vertebroplasty
MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), 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 Musculoskeletal System
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the musculoskeletal system.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the MedlinePlus website and complete at least three of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Arthritis
2. Back pain – How to Prevent
3. Fractures and Sprains
4. Osteoarthritis
5. Osteoporosis
6. Parkinson’s Disease
7. Rheumatoid Arthritis
8. Rotator Cuff Injuries
9. Spinal Cord Injury
10. Tennis Elbow
11. Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the musculoskeletal system.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least two of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Bone Densitometry
2. Knee Arthroscopy
3. Myelogram
4. Shoulder Arthroscopy
4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical and treatment procedures of the musculoskeletal system.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least two of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Hip Replacement
2. Hip Replacement – Physical Therapy
3. Massage Therapy
4. Shoulder Replacement
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 musculoskeletal 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 student to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System Interactive Tutorial
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 musculoskeletal system.
5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System 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 musculoskeletal system.
6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Musculoskeletal System
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding surgical and treatment procedures of the musculoskeletal system.
Component 3/Unit 3 Health IT Workforce Curriculum 2
Version 2.0/Spring 2011
This material was developed by The University of Alabama Birmingham, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000023.