Medical Detectives: Vocab Lesson 1

measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions

• vital signs
• aseptic technique

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

the rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body

• pulse
• blood pressure
• respiratory rate

measurement of the degree of heat of the deep tissues of the human body

• body temperature
• pulse
• blood pressure

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

the number of breaths taken in one minute

• respiratory rate
• pulse
• body temperature

the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels

• blood pressure
• pulse
• body temperature

the blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction

• systolic pressure
• diastolic pressure

the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest

• diastolic pressure
• systolic pressure

a variable that does not depend on the state of another variable

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a variable that depends on the state of another variable

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• control

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact

• experiment
• experimental design

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2