Foundations of Life Sciences and Graphing

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers the foundations of life sciences with a focus on graphing types, axis definitions, and specific examples including infectious disease history and lab packet interpretations.

Graphing

Provides visual representation of data for easier analysis and correlation.

Line Graphs

Used to represent events over time or show a correlation between two parameters.

Bar Graphs

Used to represent groupings for direct comparison.

Pie Charts

Used to show proportions between groups.

X-axis

The axis representing the independent variable, which shows time in a line graph or groups in a bar graph.

Y-axis

The axis representing the dependent variable or measured quantity.

Serologic Testing

A technologic advance in detecting and monitoring infectious diseases listed as a contributing factor to declining disease rates.

Viral Isolation and Tissue Culture

Technologic advances used to detect and monitor infectious diseases.

Molecular Techniques

Specific technological methods used for detecting and monitoring infectious diseases.

Tetanus contributing factors

Includes people who have never received a vaccine and adults who do not stay up to date on their $10$-year booster shots.

Nosocomial Infections

Infections represented in a pie chart categorized by types: Urinary tract ($32\%$), Surgical site ($22\%$), Other ($17\%$), Respiratory tract ($15\%$), and Bacteremia ($14\%$).

Beats Per Minute ($\text{BPM}$)

The unit of measurement used for Heart Rate in the lab packet line graph.

First continuous municipal use of chlorine in water in United States

A sanitation-related milestone in the early $1900$s that contributed to the decline in disease incidence.

Salk/polio vaccine

A medical advancement introduced around $1960$ as a factor in reducing disease rates.

Passage of Vaccination Assistance Act

A legislative contributing factor to the decline of disease incidence over time.

Types of Coronary Artery Disease analysis

Studied in the lab packet using bar graphs to evaluate incidence per $1,000$ based on Ethnic Group and Education Background.

Cause of Death categories ($1900$ vs. $2000$)

Includes Cardiovascular, Cancer, Infectious, Accident, and Other.