Across
- 2. Instrument used to measure body temperature.
- 6. The temperature at the center of the body.
- 8. Sum total of the physical and chemical processes and reactions taking place in the body.
- 9. Centigrade scale for measuring temperature.
- 11. Condition caused by exposure to high temperature that causes the loss and imbalance of body fluids; will progress to heat stroke and death if not treated properly.
- 12. System used in the United States to express temperature.
- 13. Lowering of the core body temperature to 95degrees F or below.
Down
- 1. Battery-operated clinical thermometer that uses a probably and records the temperature on the viewing screen in a few seconds.
- 3. Marked in a special way to attract attention.
- 4. Measurements of temperature, pulses, respirations, an blood pressure.
- 5. Outer surface of the body.
- 7. Handheld, battery-opperated device that registers temperature and displays the readings as numbers.
- 10. Serious condition caused by lengthly exposure to high heat that results in the inability to regulate body temperature and progresses to death.