Principals of Biomedical Sciences Flashcards
(26 cards)
What Is Biomedical Sciences?
The application of Biology and Physiology to Clinical Medicine
Experiment
A research study conducted to determine the effect that one variable has upon another variable
Control Group
The group in an experiment where the independent variable being tested is not applied so that it may serve as a standard for comparison against the experimental group where the independent variable is applied
Dependent Variable
The measurable effect , outcome, or response in which the research is interested
Forensic Science
The application of scientific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law
Hypothesis
Clear prediction of the anticipated results of an
experiment
Autopsy
An examination of the body after death to help determine cause of death
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
A comprehensive set of standards and practices designed to give patients specific rights regarding their personal health information
Medical Examiner
A physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.
Homeostasis
the maintenance of relatively stable internal environment
Negative feedback
a primary mechanism of homeostasis that triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation
Hormone
circulates in the blood, produces an effect on the activity of cells
insulin
hormone secreted by the pancreas , regulation of glucose levels in the blood
Glucagon
hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells raises blood glucose levels.
blood
glucose tolerance test
a test
Type 1 Diabetes
develops during childhood or adolescence, deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels.
Type 2 Diabetes
develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals, high blood glucose , impaired insulin utilization , with the body’s inability to compensate
Heart Rate
A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute
Blood Pressure
Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury.
Systolic Pressure
The pressure generated by the left ventricle during systole.
Diastolic Pressure
Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.
Sphygmomanometer
An instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure.
Hypertension
An abnormally high blood pressure.
Electrocardiogram
A measurement of heart electrical activity.
