Medical Detectives lesson 1.1 and 1.3 Vocab.

This is one pair of organs that filters waste and extra water from the blood. This set of organs also helps keep your body chemically balanced.

• Kidney

• Liver

• Gland

• Intestines

An organ which produces and releases substances that perform a specific function in the body

• Gland

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Temperature

• Lymphoid

A physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient

• Symptom

• Vitals

• Coughing

• Upset Stomach

the blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction

• systolic pressure

• diastolic Pressure

• vitals

• positive control

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria

• virus

• control

• agar

• fungi

part of an area on the body that has suffered damage through injury or disease

• Lesion

• Wheezing

• Negative control

• Zika

excess mucus and secretions in the air passages of the nose

• nasal congestion

• aseptic technique

• pulse

• vitals

a medicine that limits the growth of or destroys a microorganism

• antibiotic

• antifungal

• control

• positive control

lymph nodes located in the back of the throat

• tonsils

• kidney

• heart

• tounge

organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments

• fungi

• microbiologist

• bacteria

• body temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5