Lesson 6.1 What is Electricity?
Lesson 8.1 What is a Medical Detective? – Key TermsPLTW Biomedical ScienceThe application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.Blood PressureThe force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.ContagiousCommunicable by contact.DiagnoseTo recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.Diastolic PressureBlood pressure that remains between heart contractions.EpidemicAn infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people. Heart RateA measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.HomeostasisThe ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.HyperthermiaOverheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions. HypertensionHigh blood pressure.HypothermiaAbnormally low body temperature.InfectionThe state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.InoculationThe introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.Outbreak A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.PathogenAny disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.PulseThe rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.SymptomSomething that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.Systolic PressureThe blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.Vaccine A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host’s immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen.VirusA sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.Vital SignsMeasurements of the body’s most basic functions and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems.Lesson 8.1 What is a Medical Detective? – Key TermsPLTW Biomedical ScienceThe application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.Blood PressureThe force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.ContagiousCommunicable by contact.DiagnoseTo recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.Diastolic PressureBlood pressure that remains between heart contractions.EpidemicAn infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people. Heart RateA measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.HomeostasisThe ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.HyperthermiaOverheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions. HypertensionHigh blood pressure.HypothermiaAbnormally low body temperature.InfectionThe state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host.InoculationThe introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.Outbreak A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease.PathogenAny disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.PulseThe rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.SymptomSomething that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.Systolic PressureThe blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.Vaccine A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host’s immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen.VirusA sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.Vital SignsMeasurements of the body’s most basic functions and useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems. ................
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