Questions and Answers
What is the meaning of the word 'evidence'?
Information that you use to say whether you think something is right or wrong.
What organ is referred to as the 'hart'?
The organ that pumps blood.
What does 'medicine' mean?
A drug that helps the body to ease the symptoms of a disease or cure the disease.
What are symptoms?
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Define 'excretion'.
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What does 'growth' refer to?
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What is a 'life process'?
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What does 'movement' mean?
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What is 'nutrition'?
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Define 'reproduction'.
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What is 'respiration'?
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What does 'sensitivity' refer to?
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What is the function of the 'bladder'?
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What does the 'brain' do?
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What is 'carbon dioxide'?
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What is the role of the 'diaphragm'?
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What is meant by 'function'?
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Study Notes
Doctors
- Evidence: Information used to determine the correctness of a claim.
- Heart: The essential organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
- Medicine: A drug that alleviates symptoms or cures diseases.
- Symptom: Observable changes in body function that help diagnose health issues.
Life Processes
- Excretion: The process of eliminating waste from an organism.
- Growth: An increase in size, a fundamental process observed in all living organisms.
- Life Process: Essential functions that maintain life, including movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, respiration, excretion, and nutrition.
- Movement: The ability of organisms to relocate themselves or their parts.
- Mnemonic: A memory aid using patterns of letters or words to facilitate recall.
- Nutrition: Substances vital for respiration and growth; all organisms require nutrients.
- Organism: A living entity capable of self-reproduction and exhibiting all life processes.
- Reproduction: The biological process through which organisms produce offspring resembling themselves.
- Respiration: A metabolic process where organisms convert substances to release energy.
- Sensitivity: The capacity to perceive changes in the environment, allowing organisms to react accordingly.
Organs
- Bladder: An organ responsible for storing urine.
- Brain: The control center of the body, regulating bodily functions.
- Carbon Dioxide: A byproduct of respiration, released as waste.
- Diaphragm: A vital organ that facilitates breathing by altering lung volume during inhalation and exhalation.
- Function: The specific role or task performed by an organ or system.
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Test your knowledge of medical vocabulary with this quiz focusing on words and their meanings related to doctors. You'll encounter terms like 'evidence' and 'heart', along with their pronunciations. Perfect for students looking to enhance their healthcare language skills!
