Health Skills

4. An instrument used to measure blood pressure.
5. An instrument used to listen to internal body sounds such as heartbeats, lung sounds, and bowel sounds.
9. The bottom number of a blood pressure reading; measures pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting between beats.
11. A condition that has a sudden onset and usually lasts for a short period of time.
12. Having no fever; normal body temperature.
13. The measurement of the body’s ability to produce and get rid of heat.
14. Relating to the temple of the head; commonly refers to temperature taken using the temporal artery.
16. The pressure of blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart beats.
17. Measurements that indicate the body’s basic functions: temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
19. To walk or move from place to place.
20. Pertaining to the apex (tip) of the heart; apical pulse is taken with a stethoscope over the chest.
21. Administered directly into a vein

1. Administered into a muscle.
2. A condition that develops slowly and lasts for a long time, often for months or years.
3. Administered into the top layer of the skin (dermis).
6. Essential to life; commonly refers to body functions measured as vital signs.
7. Administered into the tissue just beneath the skin.
8. Having a fever; elevated body temperature.
10. An instrument used to measure body temperature.
15. The process of breathing, including inhalation and exhalation.
18. The top number of a blood pressure reading; measures pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts.