PLTW Biomed 1.3 Test
Autopsy - ANS-An examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will
expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death.
Bibliography - ANS-A document showing all the sources used to research information.
Citation - ANS-A written refrence to a specific work by a particular author or creator which
identifies the document in which the work may be found.
Confidentiality - ANS-the ethnical principle or legal right that a physician or other health
professional will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent
permitting disclosure.
Coroner - ANS-A usually elected public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest
info the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes.
Documentation - ANS-The act of creating citations to identify resources used in writing a work.
HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability - A comprehensive set of
standards and practices designed to give patients specific rights regarding their personal health
information.
Medical Examiner - ANS-Medically qualified officer (usually an MD) whose duty is to investigate
deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to preform
post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.
Cardiovascular System - ANS-pumps blood around body; transports oxygen, carbon dioxide,
nutrients, and waste
Cardiovascular Key structures - ANS-heart, blood vessels (veins, arteries, and capillaries)
Digestive System - ANS-breaks down food into its nutrient molecules; absorbs nutrients, rids the
body of waste
Digestive System Key Structures - ANS-oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine,
large intestine
Endocrine System - ANS-secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth,
reproduction, and metabolism by body cells
Endocrine System Key Structures - ANS-Adrenal gland, pituitary gland, ovary, testis, pancreas
Autopsy - ANS-An examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as will
expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death.
Bibliography - ANS-A document showing all the sources used to research information.
Citation - ANS-A written refrence to a specific work by a particular author or creator which
identifies the document in which the work may be found.
Confidentiality - ANS-the ethnical principle or legal right that a physician or other health
professional will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent
permitting disclosure.
Coroner - ANS-A usually elected public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest
info the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes.
Documentation - ANS-The act of creating citations to identify resources used in writing a work.
HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability - A comprehensive set of
standards and practices designed to give patients specific rights regarding their personal health
information.
Medical Examiner - ANS-Medically qualified officer (usually an MD) whose duty is to investigate
deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to preform
post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.
Cardiovascular System - ANS-pumps blood around body; transports oxygen, carbon dioxide,
nutrients, and waste
Cardiovascular Key structures - ANS-heart, blood vessels (veins, arteries, and capillaries)
Digestive System - ANS-breaks down food into its nutrient molecules; absorbs nutrients, rids the
body of waste
Digestive System Key Structures - ANS-oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine,
large intestine
Endocrine System - ANS-secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth,
reproduction, and metabolism by body cells
Endocrine System Key Structures - ANS-Adrenal gland, pituitary gland, ovary, testis, pancreas
