Test 2- Blood Pressure Vocab

Question 1

the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels

Answer 1

blood pressure

Question 2

highest pressure against the blood vessels; represented by first heart sound; contraction of the ventricle

Answer 2

systolic pressure

Question 3

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body, measured between contractions

Answer 3

diastolic pressure

Question 4

factors that increase blood pressure

Answer 4

loss of elasticity in the arteries, exercise, eating, stimulants (medication, coffee), anxiety

Question 5

loss of elasticity in the arteries

Answer 5

arteriosclerosis

Question 6

factors that decrease blood pressure

Answer 6

hemorrhage, inactivity, fasting, suppressants (medications that reduce bp), depression, shock

Question 7

normal range of systolic blood pressure

Answer 7

90-140

Question 8

normal range of diastolic blood pressure

Answer 8

60-90

Question 9

unit of measurement for blood pressure

Answer 9

mmHg (millimeters of mercury)

Question 10

sphygmo

Answer 10

pulse

Question 11

mano

Answer 11

pressure

Question 12

meter

Answer 12

measure

Question 13

equipment needed to perform a task

Answer 13

apparatus

Question 14

what does a blood pressure apparatus consist of

Answer 14

bp cuff and stethoscope

Question 15

standard scale for measurement

Answer 15

gauge

Question 16

to swell or fill up with air

Answer 16

inflated

Question 17

used to listen to pulse sounds; picks up sounds when placed against the body

Answer 17

stethoscope

Question 18

components of the stethoscope

Answer 18

earpieces, spring, rubber tubing, bell, diaphragm

Question 19

a machine that continuously records the heart’s rhythms, usually worn for 24 hours (ambulatory electrocardiography)

Answer 19

holter monitor

Question 20

where to place the diaphragm of the stethoscope during ausculation

Answer 20

brachial artery

Question 21

graphic produced by an electrocardio graph which records the electrical activity of the heart over time

Answer 21

EKG; electrocardiogram

Question 22

signs that can mean a heart attack

Answer 22

chest discomfort, shortness of breath, nausea, cold sweat, extreme fatigue, discomfort in other areas of the upper body (arms, back, neck, jaw, stomach), nausea, lightheadedness

Question 23

why is hypertension called the silent killer

Answer 23

asymptomatic in most cases and only discovered when a patients blood pressure is taken

Question 24

3 things you’re doing during ausculation

Answer 24

deflating cuff, listening through stethoscope, watching gauge