Vital Signs
Across
- 1. the pressure of the blood in the circulatory system
- 3. clinical measurements that indicate the state of a patient's body functions.
- 5. an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature
- 7. a pumping of the arteries as blood is shot through them
- 9. the number of breaths a person takes per minute
- 12. a blood vessel that supplies blood to the forearm
Down
- 2. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.
- 4. a medical doctor who is trained to provide primary healthcare to patients of either gender and any age.
- 6. the pair of spongy, pinkish-gray organs in your chest that you breath with
- 8. the degree of internal heat of a person's body
- 10. the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.
- 11. a muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation