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- 1. The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel.
- 3. the amount of heat that the body produces and releases
- 5. Function: responsible for hearing, smell, visual memory, and language.
- 6. A branch extending from a neuron that receives signals from another neuron through a synapse.
- 9. The part of the nervous system that includes nerves and is not part of the brain and spinal cord.
- 12. a single celled organism that does not rely on a host and can be treated with antibiotics.
- 16. Function: Responsible for sensing touch, spatial processing (being able to tell where objects are in space), language, and memory.
- 18. a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
- 19. Function: reasoning, planning, memory, and sensory processing. All conscious thought—ideas we come up with and decisions we make—originates here
- 20. Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
- 22. the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels
- 23. number of breaths per minute
- 24. the little brain function is balance, movement & coordination
- 25. signs Measurements—specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure—that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.
- 26. Connects the brain and spinal cord.
- 27. An educated guess
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- 2. Function: visual perception (sight) and are involved in some forms of visual, short-term memory.
- 4. The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
- 7. tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.
- 8. an organism too small it needs to be seen through a microscope
- 10. The measure of frequency and speed of spread in a population at risk of becoming ill.
- 11. a fatty substance that surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel
- 13. The variable that is measured (data) and is affected by the changed variable
- 14. The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron.
- 15. Function: many roles in behavior and personality, such as planning, initiated movements, social and emotional processing, and attention, as well as roles in memory retrieval and storage.
- 17. Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.
- 21. The experimental factor that is manipulated (changed); the variable whose effect is being studied.