PLTW MD Vocab

Measurements that indicate the state of a person’s essential body functions.

• vital signs

• temperature

• blood pressure

• pulse

Signs of disease or injury

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

• symptoms

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

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

• antiboitic

1.  Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.

• bacteria

• virus

• symptom

• fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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

• bacteria

• virus

• fungi

• antibiotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence

• disease

• symptoms

• diagnosis

• antibiotic

The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.

• Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• Central nervous system (CNS)

• Nerves

• Sensory neurons

 The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.

• Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• Motor neurons

• Central nervous system (CNS)

• Dendrite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses.

• Dendrite

•  Axon

• Neuron

• Myelin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The most anterior part of the brain, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Cerebral hemispheres

• Corpus callosum