PLTW Biomed Final Exam (2024) Newest Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
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PLTW Biomed Final Exam (2024) Newest Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Gross Exam: Correct Answer-a microscopic examination of the tissues that make up
the brain. Can see with your eyes and can be handled by hand.
2. medical examiner: examining bodies postmortem, to determine the cause of
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PLTW Biomed Final Exam
1. Gross Exam: Correct Answer-a microscopic examination of the tissues that make up
the brain. Can see with your eyes and can be handled by hand.
2. medical examiner: examining bodies postmortem, to determine the cause of
death and manner of death, and the circumstances surrounding the death of an
individual.
3. histological exam: studies microscopic anatomy of tissues. needs to use a
microscope to see individual cells.
4. forensic histologist: assist in autopsies and the analysis of tissue samples
related to forensic investigations.
5. nervous system: contains the brain, brain stem, spinal cord, and nerves. it is
responsible for receiving, interpreting, and reacting to signals from inside and
outside the body. uses chemical and electrical signals that transmit through the body,
and responds to changes that it detects. nerve signals control most bodily functions,
including sensation, movement, and digestive processes.
6. PNS (peripheral nervous system): the nerves in the body are part of the
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peripheral nervous system. the PNS brings information from the outside world and
from within the body to the CNS.
7. CNS (central nervous system): the brain and spinal cord are part of the central
nervous system. the CNS receives data from the PNS (outside world). the brain
processes the information, makes decisions about what to do, and sends signals back
via the peripheral nervous system to bring about a specific change.
8. frontal lobe: responsible for planning and organizing incoming information. also
controls behavior and emotion.
9. parietal lobe: crucial in integrating sensory and visual information.
10. temporal lobe: used for processing language and storing information in the
long-term memory.
11. occipital lobe: receives and processes sensory nerve impulses from the eyes.
12. MRI(magnetic resonance imaging): uses a magnetic field and radio waves to
take pictures inside the body.
13. Slices, Cross sections: 2 methods used in performing a gross exam of a brain
during an autopsy
14. TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury): a brain dysfunction caused by an outside force to
the head
15. CTE: a progressive degeneration, and/or death, of nerve cells caused by repeat- ed
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