Vital Signs
The speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute
What is heartrate or pulse?
A pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see.
What are eyes?
This body system allows for movement
What is the muscular system?
This part of the brain has two hemispheres and is the largest part of the human brain
What is the cerebrum?
This system is responsible for voluntary and involuntary responses
What is the nervous system?
A significant and potentially dangerous drop in body temperature
What is hypothermia?
These are part of the brain that allow us to smell.
What are olfactory bulbs?
This body system prevents water loss and outside environment
What is the integumentary system?
This part of the brain is connected to our spinal cord
What is the brain stem?
The signal begins at this part of the neuron
What is the dendrite?
The bottom number of a blood pressure reading- it is the amount of pressure in your arteries between beats (when your heart is at rest)
What is diastolic pressure?
This lobe of the brain processes touch
What are the parietal lobe and sensory cortex?
This system provides an active defense against pathogens
What is the lymphatic/immune system?
This part of the brain helps regulate temperature and maintain homeostasis
What is the hypothalamus?
This part of the neuron allows signals to pass quickly and efficiently through the axon
What is the myelin sheath?
The top number of a blood pressure reading- it is the maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating
What is systolic pressure?
Either of two masses of gray matter lying between the cerebral hemispheres, relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.
This system provides the body with structure
What is the skeletal system?
This lobe in the cerebrum is the executive and responsible for critical thinking, decision-making, emotional responses, movement, and language
What is the frontal lobe?
The cell body contains this part of the neuron
What is the nucleus?
This is usually measured in breaths per minute.
What is respiratory rate?
A tiny organ that serves as the primary gland for the body, producing several hormones and activating other glands to produce hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
This system's major role is the exchange of gases
What is the respiratory system?
This part of the brain is responsible for helping the two cerebral hemispheres communicate
What is the corpus callosum?
The brain and spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system
What is the central nervous system?