Medical Detectives Final

All of the following are vital signs except...

• temperature

• headache

• blood pressure

• pulse

A marathon runner has just completed the race. Over the next ten minutes, what would you expect to happen to his vital signs? Choose all that apply

• blood pressure will decrease

• respiration rate will decrease

• pulse will decrease

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Javier's heart beats 15 times in 20 seconds. What is his beats per minute?

• 45 bpm

• 30 bpm

• 40 bpm

• 60 bpm

Respiration rate is...

• how hard you breathe

• your heart rate

• how fast or slow you breathe

• the amount of blood in your body

A group of students performed an experiment to see whether running in place for two minutes or being in a hot room would increase body temperature.

-They had five students sit in a chair for two minutes and then measured their body temperature.

-They had the same five students run in place for two minutes in a hot room and then measured their body temperature after running.

-They repeated the experiment three times.

-They analyzed their results, they concluded that running in place does increase body temperature and that being in a hot room does increase body temperature.

What is wrong with the experiment?

• They didn't include a control group

• They didn't include multiple trials

• They included more than one independent variable

• They should've only had one test subject.

Signs of disease or injury

• diagnosis

• symptoms

• bacteria

• valid

A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

• microbiologist

• microorganism

• conjunctivitis

• diastolic pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

This microorganism causes strep throat. It can multiply without a host. It can be treated with antibiotics. It is so small, you would need to view it through a microscope at school.

What type of disease agent is this microorganism?

• virus

• fungus

• bacteria

• This microorganism is not a disease agent.

Which is most often used to destroy bacteria?

• fungus

• vaccine

• vitamin

• antibiotics

Based on the test results, what is the patient's diagnosis?

• The patient does not have strep throat or influenza.

• The patient has both strep throat and influenza.

• The patient has influenza and not strep throat.

• The patient has strep throat and not influenza.