WorksheetsMedical Study Guide Finals
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Experiments
A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
Results in destruction of cells involved in clotting, low red blood cell count, and kidney failure.
A fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel.
The X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.
Experimental design
A way to carefully plan experiments to investigate scientific questions or problems.
A medical professional who studies and investigates the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain. (Pronounced suh-REE-bral hem-i-spheres)
The part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory input signals.
Valid
Something that has truth, strong logic, or fact.
Either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron.
The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
Hypothesis
A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
All received sensory input signals, such as touch and taste, are sent through neurons to the sensory cortex to be processed.
Variables
An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.
An abnormal growth of tissue, whether cancerous or noncancerous.
Group or sample expected to produce a positive result.
Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory. (Pronounced par-EYE-it-al)
Dependent Variable
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
A medical specialist in the anatomy, functions, and disorders of nerves and the nervous system.
Independent Variable
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
The most anterior part of the brain, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right. It is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body. (pronounced suh-REE-brum)
The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity. (Pronounced sair-uh-BELL-um)
The measure of frequency and speed of spread in a population at risk of becoming ill.
Control
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
Tiredness
A bundle of neurons.
Trial
A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
The part of the cerebral cortex that receives and processes sensory nerve input from the eyes.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel.
Symptoms
Signs of disease or injury.
The part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory input signals.
A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
Agents
In disease, a factor, such as a microorganism or a chemical substance, that can impact the development of a disease or illness.
Working together on a common purpose.
Signs of disease or injury.
Guidelines that are developed by a team regarding how they are to interact, communicate, and conduct themselves as part of the team.
Viruses
Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.
The four main parts of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
An attack rate focused on contaminated food causing a foodborne illness.
The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
Bacteria
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
Technologies used to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition; includes X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
Results in destruction of cells involved in clotting, low red blood cell count, and kidney failure.
An expert in microbiology, the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
Fungi
Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain. (Pronounced suh-REE-bral hem-i-spheres)
The measure of frequency and speed of spread in a population at risk of becoming ill.
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
Microorganisms
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
Damage to the brain or peripheral nervous system caused by exposure to natural or man-made toxic substances.
A professional who provides information to patients and their caregivers that will help them understand their diagnosis or treatment, improve their health behaviors, or improve their health.
The measure of frequency and speed of spread in a population at risk of becoming ill.
Diagnosis
The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.
An attack rate focused on contaminated food causing a foodborne illness.
An expert in microbiology, the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
Experimental Design
A way to carefully plan experiments to investigate scientific questions or problems.
An area of an organ or tissue that suffered damage through injury or disease.
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
The X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.
Antibiotics
A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms.
Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory. (Pronounced par-EYE-it-al)
Something that has truth, strong logic, or fact.
Microbiologists
An expert in microbiology, the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
The part of the cerebral cortex that receives and processes sensory nerve input from the eyes.
Aseptic Technique
The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain. (Pronounced suh-REE-bral hem-i-spheres)
Technologies used to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition; includes X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
Technologies used to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition; includes X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
Agar
Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms.
Tiredness
Nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.
Peripheral Nervous System
The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.
The center trunk of the brain that continues downward to form the spinal cord.
Test that identifies nerve damage by measuring how fast an electrical signals move through your nerve.
Damage to the brain or peripheral nervous system caused by exposure to natural or man-made toxic substances.
Central nervous system
The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
Working together on a common purpose.
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
The four main parts of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
Nerves
A bundle of neurons.
The nerve fibers that connect the olfactory bulbs to the temporal lobes.
Nerve that runs down the back of the leg and branches out to the muscles of the foot.
Healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
Sensory Neurons
Nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system.
A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
Motor Neurons
Nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
The time between contact and onset of illness.
Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
Technologies used to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition; includes X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
Neuron
A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses.
The structure in the front of the brain responsible for receiving and processing smells.
A professional who provides information to patients and their caregivers that will help them understand their diagnosis or treatment, improve their health behaviors, or improve their health.
A solid substance that forms in a solution.
Dendrite
A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse.
An attack rate focused on contaminated food causing a foodborne illness.
The time between contact and onset of illness.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
Axon
The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel.
Results in destruction of cells involved in clotting, low red blood cell count, and kidney failure.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.
Myelin
A fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel.
A poison that affects the nervous system.
The structure in the front of the brain responsible for receiving and processing smells.
The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
Synapse
The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron.
An illness that causes the eye to become red and sore.
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
The part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory input signals.
Neurotransmitter
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
A pair of nerves transmitting input signals to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye.
A professional who provides information to patients and their caregivers that will help them understand their diagnosis or treatment, improve their health behaviors, or improve their health.
Healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
Neurologist
A medical specialist in the anatomy, functions, and disorders of nerves and the nervous system.
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
The X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.
The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
Neurological Disorders
Diseases of the brain, spine, and nerves. They're also called nervous system diseases.
Nerve cells that pass signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
An expert in microbiology, the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
Lesion
An area of an organ or tissue that suffered damage through injury or disease.
The four main parts of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
A fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel.
A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses.
Tumor
An abnormal growth of tissue, whether cancerous or noncancerous.
Guidelines that are developed by a team regarding how they are to interact, communicate, and conduct themselves as part of the team.
Healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
The nerve fibers that connect the olfactory bulbs to the temporal lobes.
Radiologist
A medical doctor who interprets medical images to diagnose and treat diseases or injuries.
A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
The center trunk of the brain that continues downward to form the spinal cord.
Nerve Conduction Velocity Test
Test that identifies nerve damage by measuring how fast an electrical signals move through your nerve.
The X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.
The most anterior part of the brain, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right. It is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body.
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
Electromyography
Test that identifies nerve damage by measuring the electrical activity in muscles.
The part of the brain where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.
The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.
A nerve cell that sends signals or transmits nerve impulses.
Peroneal Nerve
Nerve that runs down the back of the leg and branches out to the muscles of the foot.
Healthcare professionals who specialize in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
Nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system.
Either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
Cerebrospinal Fluid
A clear, colorless liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
The time between contact and onset of illness.
An area of an organ or tissue that suffered damage through injury or disease.
Cerebrum
The most anterior part of the brain, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right. It is responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity in the body.
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
Having knowledge of and being aware
An attack rate focused on contaminated food causing a foodborne illness.
Cerebellum
The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
A medical professional who studies and investigates the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases.
proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
The part of the brain where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.
Brain Stem
The center trunk of the brain that continues downward to form the spinal cord.
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel.
The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
Central Hemisphere
The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain.
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
A bundle of neurons.
Corpus Callosum
A broad band of nerves that connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain.
The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
Lobes
The four main parts of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
Primarily responsible for visual perception and are involved in some forms of visual, short-term memory.
Motor Cortex
The part of the brain where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
A way to carefully plan experiments to investigate scientific questions or problems.
A medical professional who studies and investigates the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases.
Parietal Lobes
Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory.
The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.
A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.
Sensory Cortex
An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.
All received sensory input signals, such as touch and taste, are sent through neurons to the sensory cortex to be processed.
Nerve that runs down the back of the leg and branches out to the muscles of the foot.
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
Conscious
Having knowledge of and being aware
Technologies used to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition; includes X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
An attack rate focused on contaminated food causing a foodborne illness.
The part of the brain where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.
Occipital lobe
Primarily responsible for visual perception and are involved in some forms of visual, short-term memory.
A medical professional who studies and investigates the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases.
The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.
A broad band of nerves that connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum.
Visual Cortex
The part of the cerebral cortex that receives and processes sensory nerve input from the eyes.
Either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
Signs of disease or injury.
Nerve cells responsible for receiving external stimuli from the body's environment and passing that signal through nerves to the central nervous system.
Optic nerves
A pair of nerves transmitting input signals to the brain from the retina at the back of the eye.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
The time between contact and onset of illness.
Swelling of the brain
Optic Chiasm
The X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other.
The part of the brain where nerve impulses initiate voluntary muscular activity.
A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
A reaction in which particles suspended in a liquid collect into clumps.
Auditory Cortex
The part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory input signals.
Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms.
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
The two halves of the cerebrum part of the brain.
Olfactory Bulbs
The structure in the front of the brain responsible for receiving and processing smells.
Chemicals that assist in passing a signal through the synapse.
Group or sample expected to produce a negative result.
The four main parts of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
Olfactory Tracts
The nerve fibers that connect the olfactory bulbs to the temporal lobes.
The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.
Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory.
Diseases of the brain, spine, and nerves. They're also called nervous system diseases.
Thalamus
Either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
An abnormal growth of tissue, whether cancerous or noncancerous.
An illness that causes the eye to become red and sore.
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
Hypothalumus
A region of the brain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity.
Results in destruction of cells involved in clotting, low red blood cell count, and kidney failure.
A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
Pituitary Gland
A tiny organ that serves as the primary gland for the body, producing several hormones and activating other glands to produce hormones.
Guidelines that are developed by a team regarding how they are to interact, communicate, and conduct themselves as part of the team.
An abnormal growth of tissue, whether cancerous or noncancerous.
The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel.
