PLTW End of Course Assessment
Study Guide
the failure of at least one system - Answer-What causes death?
vomit, blood, fingerprints, DNA, saliva, bit marks, bullets, poison, etc - Answer-What clues may be found
at a scene of a mysterious death that may help to determine the cause of death?
Forensic Pathologist, Toxicologist, Coroner - Answer-If someone was interested in a career with
responsibility to determine the cause of death, what careers should he or she consider and investigate?
parts that work together to do a job - Answer-What is a system?
anything with answers in the name are not accurate - Answer-How can you tell if information on the
internet is accurate and reliable?
autopsies let medical examiners see things with their own eyes - Answer-What is an autopsy and how
can it be used to determine the cause of death?
everyone deserves privacy to prevent embarrassment and possible damage to relationships or loss of
job - Answer-Why is confidentiality of patient information important?
it pumps fluids using pressure - Answer-Why is the heart considered a pump?
a tissue is a group of cells that work together to do something - Answer-What is meant by the term
tissue?
, Biomedical Engineers create things like artificial heart valves and pacemakers to help treat heart
problems - Answer-How do principles of engineering apply to heart structure and function?
a normal blood pressure reading usually indicates a healthy heart - Answer-What is the relationship
between blood pressure and cardiovascular function?
blood transports materials throughout the body and is all made in the bone marrow - Answer-Why is
blood classifies as a tissue?
flat for increased SA, carries oxygen, using hemoglobin protein - Answer-What are the characteristics
and function of red blood cells?
fight diseases, part of immune system, a high count can indicate infection - Answer-What are the
characteristic and function of white blood cells?
flat and sticky, help blood clot, impaired by Aspirin - Answer-What are the characteristics and function of
platelets?
Respiratory: picks up oxygen and drops off carbon dioxide at the alveoli
Immune: circulates white blood cells and antibodies to fight disease
Digestive: picks up nutrients from the small intestine and carries them to all other body tissues
Urinary: carries cellular waste from all the body's tissues to the kidneys, where it is filtered out and
removed in the urine
Study Guide
the failure of at least one system - Answer-What causes death?
vomit, blood, fingerprints, DNA, saliva, bit marks, bullets, poison, etc - Answer-What clues may be found
at a scene of a mysterious death that may help to determine the cause of death?
Forensic Pathologist, Toxicologist, Coroner - Answer-If someone was interested in a career with
responsibility to determine the cause of death, what careers should he or she consider and investigate?
parts that work together to do a job - Answer-What is a system?
anything with answers in the name are not accurate - Answer-How can you tell if information on the
internet is accurate and reliable?
autopsies let medical examiners see things with their own eyes - Answer-What is an autopsy and how
can it be used to determine the cause of death?
everyone deserves privacy to prevent embarrassment and possible damage to relationships or loss of
job - Answer-Why is confidentiality of patient information important?
it pumps fluids using pressure - Answer-Why is the heart considered a pump?
a tissue is a group of cells that work together to do something - Answer-What is meant by the term
tissue?
, Biomedical Engineers create things like artificial heart valves and pacemakers to help treat heart
problems - Answer-How do principles of engineering apply to heart structure and function?
a normal blood pressure reading usually indicates a healthy heart - Answer-What is the relationship
between blood pressure and cardiovascular function?
blood transports materials throughout the body and is all made in the bone marrow - Answer-Why is
blood classifies as a tissue?
flat for increased SA, carries oxygen, using hemoglobin protein - Answer-What are the characteristics
and function of red blood cells?
fight diseases, part of immune system, a high count can indicate infection - Answer-What are the
characteristic and function of white blood cells?
flat and sticky, help blood clot, impaired by Aspirin - Answer-What are the characteristics and function of
platelets?
Respiratory: picks up oxygen and drops off carbon dioxide at the alveoli
Immune: circulates white blood cells and antibodies to fight disease
Digestive: picks up nutrients from the small intestine and carries them to all other body tissues
Urinary: carries cellular waste from all the body's tissues to the kidneys, where it is filtered out and
removed in the urine
