Duplicate of Medical Detectives

Measurements of the body's most basic functions.

High blood pressure.

The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction.

A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.

The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.

Abnormally low body temperature.

Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.

The application of the principles of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.

The variable that is changed

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood.

The first step in Experimental Design

Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.

A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses.

To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms.

Something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder.

Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

The variable that is measured

A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.

A group that doesn't change in an experiment

The ability to maintain equilibrium by adjusting physiological processes in order to function.

An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.