Disease Agents and the Nervous System

Something that a person feels or experiences that may indicate that they have a disease or condition

• symptom

• neuron

• CNS

• peripheral nervous system

something that can change in an experiment

• symptom

• variable

• neuron

• peripheral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the variable you have control over in an experiment, what you can choose and manipulate

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• neuron

• symptom

the variable that is being measured in an experiment

• independent variable

• controlled variable

• dependent variable

• neuron

a group in the experiment in which a variable is not being tested, the point of comparison

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• symptom

• control

tiny, infectious disease agents that multiply in the body; they are not alive

• fungi

• virus

• bacteria

• parasite

single-celled microorganisms that do not rely on a host; can cause disease

• virus

• fungi

• bacteria

• parasite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Organisms such as yeasts or molds that live on their own and thrive on relationships with other plants and animals

• bacteria

• fungi

• viruses

• parasites

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

sensory input (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, etc.)

• response

• stimuli

• neuron

• motor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

the part of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous system

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3