Exploring the Impact of a Medical Terminology Course on Anatomy and Physiology Performance
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| Title: | Exploring the Impact of a Medical Terminology Course on Anatomy and Physiology Performance |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Michele N. Moore, Oscar Beltran |
| Source: | HAPS Educator. 2025 29(4):21-26. |
| Availability: | Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. PO Box 2945, LeGrange, GA 30421. e-mail: editor@hapsconnect.org; Web site: https://www.hapsweb.org/page/hapsed_home |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Jargon, Medical Education, Anatomy, Physiology, Undergraduate Study, Course Selection (Students), Sequential Learning, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average |
| ISSN: | 2473-3792 2473-3806 |
| Abstract: | Medical terminology is often a course recommended to undergraduate students before taking an anatomy and physiology I (A&P) course. However, empirical evidence to support the rationale for this common practice is limited in undergraduate students. The main objective of this study is to compare A&P grades of those students who have taken a medical terminology course before A&P to those who have not taken a medical terminology course. Anatomy and physiology I grades were compared in two categories, A&P grades of students who had taken a medical terminology course and A&P grades of students who had not taken a medical terminology course. In addition, for those students who had taken a medical terminology course, the time interval between medical terminology course completion and A&P course completion was noted. Analysis performed found a statistically significant difference in A&P grades of students who took medical terminology before A&P than students who did not (p = 0.02). However, there was no statistical significance in grades when considering the time interval between medical terminology course completion and A&P. This result seems to support the recommendation that a medical terminology course should be completed before an undergraduate student takes A&P. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1495061 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Medical terminology is often a course recommended to undergraduate students before taking an anatomy and physiology I (A&P) course. However, empirical evidence to support the rationale for this common practice is limited in undergraduate students. The main objective of this study is to compare A&P grades of those students who have taken a medical terminology course before A&P to those who have not taken a medical terminology course. Anatomy and physiology I grades were compared in two categories, A&P grades of students who had taken a medical terminology course and A&P grades of students who had not taken a medical terminology course. In addition, for those students who had taken a medical terminology course, the time interval between medical terminology course completion and A&P course completion was noted. Analysis performed found a statistically significant difference in A&P grades of students who took medical terminology before A&P than students who did not (p = 0.02). However, there was no statistical significance in grades when considering the time interval between medical terminology course completion and A&P. This result seems to support the recommendation that a medical terminology course should be completed before an undergraduate student takes A&P. |
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| ISSN: | 2473-3792 2473-3806 |
