Unit 6: Vital Signs

Question 1

Sock to prevent blood clots

Answer 1

Anti-embolism stocking

Question 2

Taking a pulse by listening to the chest

Answer 2

Apical

Question 3

Absence of breathing

Answer 3

Apnea

Question 4

Axillary

Answer 4

Under the arm

Question 5

Amount of force exerted on the arteries from the beating heart

Answer 5

Blood pressure

Question 6

Located under the bicep muscle

Answer 6

Brachial Artery

Question 7

Temperature measurement using 0 degrees as freezing. Also known as Celcius

Answer 7

Centigrade

Question 8

Low temperature wraps used on the body to constrict vessels

Answer 8

Cold Pack

Question 9

Takes air from surroundings and filters it into oxygen

Answer 9

Concentrator

Question 10

Part of a stethoscope that detects higher frequency sounds.

Answer 10

Diaphragm

Question 11

Bottom number on a blood pressure reading

Answer 11

Diastolic

Question 12

Thermometer that displays numbers

Answer 12

Digital Thermometer

Question 13

Difficulty breathing

Answer 13

Dyspnea

Question 14

Tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum

Answer 14

Ear Canal

Question 15

Use of electrothermic current to measure temperature

Answer 15

Electronic thermometer

Question 16

Blood clot that travels through the body

Answer 16

Embolism

Question 17

Breathing out

Answer 17

Exhale/Exhalation/Expiration

Question 18

Device that covers nose and mouth while delivering oxygen

Answer 18

Face mask

Question 19

Temperature measurement using 32 degrees as freezing

Answer 19

Fahrenheit

Question 20

Device that measures how fast oxygen is released from a contained source

Answer 20

Flow Meter

Question 21

Device that adds water to air

Answer 21

Humidifier

Question 22

High blood pressure

Answer 22

Hypertension

Question 23

Low blood pressure

Answer 23

Hypotension

Question 24

Breathing in

Answer 24

Inhale/Inhalation/Inspiration

Question 25

Uneven or unbalanced

Answer 25

Irregular

Question 26

Device used for delivery oxygen into nasal nares

Answer 26

Nasal Cannula

Question 27

Delivers higher concentrations of oxygen

Answer 27

Non-rebreather Mask

Question 28

By mouth

Answer 28

Oral

Question 29

Blood pressure dropping when you suddenly stand from sitting or lying

Answer 29

Orthostatic

Question 30

Unpleasant signal that something hurts

Answer 30

Pain

Question 31

Number of times the heart beats in 1 minute

Answer 31

Pulse

Question 32

Device placed on finger that measures % of oxygen in the blood

Answer 32

Pulse oximeter

Question 33

Located in the thumb side of the wrist

Answer 33

Radial Artery

Question 34

Describing the anal area

Answer 34

Rectal

Question 35

Number of breaths (inhale and exhale) in one minute

Answer 35

Respirations

Question 36

Dial attached to blood pressure cuff that give numerical reading

Answer 36

Sphygmomanometer

Question 37

Medical device used for listening to internal structure of the body

Answer 37

Stethoscope

Question 38

Top number in a blood pressure reading

Answer 38

Systolic

Question 39

Near the temporal lobe of the brain

Answer 39

Temporal

Question 40

Device that measures temperature

Answer 40

Thermometer

Question 41

Pertaining to the eardrum

Answer 41

Tympanic