Physical Assessment

2. pupil constriction when looking at an object close by and dilation when looking at an object in the distance
8. collection of data according to the functional systems of the body
10. ability to hear and to discriminate sound
13. resiliency of the skin
14. eye movements controlled by several pairs of eye muscles
15. visual assessment tool with small print
19. assessment technique for comparing air versus bone conduction of sound
21. assessment of peripheral vision and continuity in the visual field
23. technique for determining the level of a client’s cognitive functioning
24. excessive fluid in tissue
25. ability to smell and identify odors
27. time duration for blood to resume flowing in the base of the nail beds
28. instrument used to examine structures within the eye

1. gathering data from the top of the body to the feet
3. brisk, equal, and simultaneous constriction of both pupils when one eye and then the other are stimulated with light
4. ability to see both far and near
5. lightly touching the body or applying pressure
6. systematic examination of body structures
7. listening to body sounds
9. measurement of hearing acuity at various sound frequencies
11. abbreviation that means pupils equally round and react to light and accommodation
12. assessment technique for determining equality or disparity of bone-conducted sound
16. sheet of soft cloth or paper
17. tool for assessing far vision
18. instrument used to examine the tympanic membrane of the ear
20. striking or tapping a part of the body
22. purposeful observation
26. ear wax