Medical Detectives: Vocab Lesson 1

Front

Measurements indicating essential body functions: pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, blood pressure.

Back

Vital signs

Front

Rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries from heart contraction, felt externally.

Back

pulse

Front

Measurement of deep tissue heat in the human body

Back

Body temperature

Front

Breaths taken in one minute

Back

respiratory rate

Front

Pressure exerted by blood on vessel walls

Back

blood pressure

Front

Blood pressure during heart contraction

Back

systolic pressure

Front

Pressure in arteries at rest

Back

Diastolic pressure

Front

Variable not dependent on another's state

Back

independent variable

Front

Variable that depends on another variable

Back

dependent variable

Front

Scientific procedure for discovery or testing a hypothesis

Back

experiment