Medical Detectives

4. a change in someone’s body that causes them to function irregularly
5. the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion
6. the network of organs and tissues that help you breathe. It includes your airways, lungs and blood vessels
9. a complex network of glands and organs
13. a cordlike structure composed of fibers that conduct sensory and motor impulses between the brain and spinal cord
14. the internal framework of the human body
15. the network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
16. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

1. clinical measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.
2. an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals
3. nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body.
7. to spread germs or disease to other people
8. the system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic vessels and glands.
10. the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
11. a tiny living organism that makes people sick
12. the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along