Download Vital Signs Medical Terminology Quiz 1

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Vital Signs Medical Terminology Quiz # 1:
Write your answer, not the number in the blank space provided.
1.
_______________Pertaining to the apex or pointed end of the heart
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Apnea
4. Arrhythmia
2.
____________________Pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex of the heart
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Apnea
4. Arrhythmia
5.
____________________Absence of respirations; temporary cessation of respirations
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Apnea
4. Arrhythmia
5.
____________________Irregular or abnormal rhythm, usually referring to the heart rhythm
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Apnea
4. Arrhythmia
3.
4.
5.
____________________Armpit, the area of the body under the arm
1. Axilla
2. Auscultation
3. Blood Pressure
4. Braycardia
6.
____________________The act of listening for sounds within the body
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Auscultation
4. Arrhythmia
7.
____________________Pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries
1. Apical
2. Apical Pulse
3. Blood Pressure
4. Arrhythmia
8.
____________________Slow heart rate, usually below 60 beats a minute
1. Apical
2. Bradycardia
3. Bradypnea
4. Arrhythmia
9.
____________________Slow respiratory rate, usually below 10 respirations a minute
1. Bradycardia
2. Bradypnea
3. Apnea
4. Arrhythmia
10. ____________________is the rate at which blood refills empty capillaries. It can be measured by
holding a hand higher than heart-level (prevents venous reflux), pressing a fingernail until it turns
white, and taking note of the time needed for color to return once the nail is released
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Carotid Pulse
3. Capillary Refill
4. Bradycardia
11. ____________________Sudden stopping of heart action
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Carotid Pulse
3. Capillary Refill
4. Bradycardia
12. ____________________felt along the long carotid artery on either side of the neck
1. Cardiac Arrest
2. Carotid Pulse
3. Capillary Refill
4. Bradycardia
13. ____________________may be used to record temperatures in a clinical setting
1. Electronic Thermometer
2. Clinical Thermometers
3. Tympanic Thermometer
4. Temporal Thermometer
14. ____________________To get smaller
1. Constrict
2. Cyanosis
3. Diastolic Blood Pressure
4. Dilate
5. Dyspnea
15. ____________________A dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds as a result
of decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
1. Constrict
2. Cyanosis
3. Diastolic Blood Pressure
4. Dilate
5. Dyspnea
16. ____________________The pressure remaining in the arteries during ventricular relaxation
1. Constrict
2. Cyanosis
3. Diastolic Blood Pressure
4. Dilate
5. Dyspnea
17. ____________________To get larger
1. Constrict
2. Cyanosis
3. Diastolic Blood Pressure
4. Dilate
5. Dyspnea
18. ____________________Difficult or labored breathing
1. Constrict
2. Cyanosis
3. Diastolic Blood Pressure
4. Dilate
5. Dyspnea
19. ____________________This type of thermometer registers the temperature on a viewer in a few
seconds.
1. Eletrolosis Thermometer
2. Clinical Thermometers
3. Symphonic Thermometer
4. Tempature Thermometer
20. ____________________Elevated body temperature, usually above 101 degrees F, rectally
1. Hypotension
2. Hypothermia
3. Homeostasis
4. Fever
21. ____________________Is the measurement of the length of the human body, from the bottom of
the feet to the top of the head, when standing erect. (Please write in the correct answer) This is
easy
22. ____________________Is the ideal health state in the human body.
1. Hypotension
2. Hypothermia
3. Homeostasis
4. Dyspnea
23. ____________________High blood pressure
1. Hypotension
2. Hypothermia
3. Homeostasis
4. Hypertension
24. ____________________Occurs when the body temperature exceeds 104 degrees, measured
rectally.
1. Hypotension
2. Hypothermia
3. Homeostasis
4. Hyperthermia
25. _______________Low blood pressure
1. Hypotension
2. Hypothermia
3. Homeostasis
4. Dyspnea
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