Medical Detectives Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. test for damage to nerve group/measures how fast a signal moves
  2. 7. test for muscle/measures electric activity in muscle
  3. 8. receives information
  4. 13. nerve cell
  5. 15. sends information
  6. 16. body of a neuron
  7. 18. breaths per minute
  8. 19. variable that shows the effect of the treatment
  9. 21. across
  10. 23. include CT and MRI, shows shape and density of brain
  11. 26. a tiny pathogen that cannot survive without host
  12. 27. tests fluid that surrounds spinal cord
  13. 28. under
  14. 29. gap between neurons
  15. 31. insulates axon
  16. 32. the amount of time that passes from infection to symptoms
  17. 33. unit of measure for blood pressure
Down
  1. 1. heartbeats per minute
  2. 2. variable that causes a change
  3. 3. brain and spinal cord
  4. 4. front
  5. 6. variable that does not receive treatment
  6. 9. variable that cannot be changed, i.e. tools/environment
  7. 10. shows the risk of illness
  8. 11. treatment for bacterial infection
  9. 12. back
  10. 14. a mid-sized pathogen that can survive without host
  11. 17. the force of blood on blood vessel walls
  12. 20. side
  13. 22. the first things checked by a doctor
  14. 24. down the middle
  15. 25. nerve pathways that extend throughout the body and attach to the central nervous system
  16. 29. outward sign that someone is sick (i.e. fever, rash, etc.)
  17. 30. a microorganism that causes illness