It's Vital
What are the four main vitals signs?
pulse or heart rate, respiration rate, temperature and blood pressure
Jeff suspects he ate under cooked chicken last night and today he has been vomiting and has a fever. What is the name of the microorganism that could be causing Jeff to feel sick?
Salmonella bacteria
frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Which structure that connects your spinal cord to the brain is also responsible for controlling vital functions such, as breathing and heartbeat?
brain stem
The likelihood that you will get an illness.
#sick individuals/total individuals * 100
Which two adult vital signs are abnormal out of the following: pulse 105 bpm, respiration rate 15 breaths per minute, temperature 98.5 degrees F, blood pressure 130/110
pulse and blood pressure
Kevin spent a week at sleep away camp. He stayed in close living quarters with several other boys. They did a lot of hiking, swimming, boating and playing outside. When his parents picked him up, they noticed he was scratching at a red, scaly, ring-shaped rash. What could be causing the rash?
"Ringworm" which is caused by a fungus.
What are two functions of the frontal lobe?
behavior, personality, decision making, voluntary muscle movements, emotions, memory, problem solving
Loss of balance, numbness, pain, muscle control, muscle weakness
What are some causes of salmonella and how can it affect you?
Eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, and eggs or egg products or by drinking unpasteurized milk.
It causes diarrhea, stomach pain, fever, nausea, headache
Infer what a perfectly healthy 5 year old might be doing if their respiration rate and pulse are elevated but they are not sick.
running, playing, laughing
What disease might you have if you are experiencing a fever, headache, nerve pain, neck stiffness and more and you recently were exposed to ticks.
Lyme Disease
Sketch a neuron and label the 6 major parts of a neuron.
cell body, dendrite, axon, nucleus, myelin sheath, axon terminal
A patient has trouble with balance and coordinated movement after a head injury. Which part of the brain is most likely affected?
Cerebellum
Define the role of an epidemiologist.
A person who studies or is an expert in the branch of medicine which looks for patterns and the causes and spread of diseases.
A 40 year old male patient comes in ER complaining of shortness of breath, nausea, pressure in the chest area and pain shooting down his arm. He feels dizzy and very weak. He has had a history of high blood pressure. As the ER doctor what do you immediately think he might be experiencing?
heart attack
Alex has been feeling under the weather for a few days. He has a sore throat, running nose and has been sneezing. He noticed a lot of kids at school had the same thing lately. What could he have?
Common cold
Summarize how the body sends signals to the brain.
Why are neurotransmitters important in the body?
They help signals pass between neurons
Explain the effect a neurotoxin would have on the body.
It would effect the nervous system function. The effects vary but can include loss of vision, coordination, weakness or loss of control in limbs, headaches, loss of memory, behavioral or emotional problems and more.
A student tests a new disinfectant on bacteria. One sample is treated with the disinfectant, and another sample is left untreated. Why is the untreated sample important to the experiment?
A student has been coughing for weeks and feels very tired with chest pain. They have tried over the counter meds with no improvement. Would this more likely be caused by a virus or bacteria, and how would the treatment differ?
Bacterial Infection
If your brain is damaged and your vision becomes impaired, what part of your brain was most likely damaged?
occipital lobe
The structure in the brain that controls homeostatic functions such as hunger, thirst, sleep patterns and body temperature.
hypothalamus
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