Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Pulse taken with a stethoscope placed on the chest.
Apical Pulse
Temperature taken from under the arm.
Axillary
Measurement of the force of blood exerted against the arteries.
Blood Pressure
Pulse point located under the bicep muscle of the arm.
Brachial Artery
System of temperature measurement where freezing is at 0 degrees and boiling is at 100 degrees.
Centigrade/Celsius
Bag containing a cold substance, placed on the body, to reduce pain or swelling.
Cold Pack
Bottom number of blood pressure reading.
Diastolic
A bluish color to the skin, produced by lack of oxygen.
Cyanosis/Cyanotic
Top number of blood pressure reading.
Systolic
Body temperature measurement that is shown in numbers.
Digital Thermometer
Place where tympanic or aural temperature is measured.
Ear Canal
Temperature measured by a device run on electricity.
Electronic Thermometer
System of temperature measurement where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
Fahrenheit (F)
A name for high blood pressure.
Hypertension
A name for low blood pressure.
Hypotension
Referring to the inside of a vein.
Intravenous
A deviation from the normal or expected pattern.
Irregular
Caused by standing.
Orthostatic
By mouth.
Oral
An unpleasant sensory / emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage.
Pain
Number of times the heart beats in one minute.
Pulse
Electronic device that measures the saturation of oxygen in your red blood cells.
Pulse Oximeter
Blood vessel that supplies blood to the forearm and hand.
Radial Artery
Common place for obtaining body temperature reading. Considered most accurate.
Rectal Temperature
Technical name for the blood pressure dial.
Sphygmomanometer
Device used for listening to internal body organs.
Stethoscope
Top number of a blood pressure reading.
Systolic
Referring to the temporal artery at the side of the frontal bone. Common place for taking a temperature.
Temporal
Device used for measuring temperatures.
Thermometer
Referring to the eardrum.
Tympanic
Smallest of the blood vessels.
Capillary
Referring to the heart.
Cardiac
Type of blood vessel that carries unoxygenated blood.
Vein
Type of blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood.
Artery
