Across
- 3. to touch body parts in order to feel structures beneath the skin
- 5. the medical abbreviation for beats per minute
- 8. high blood pressure regularly measuring 130/80 mmhg of higher
- 10. the act of listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope
- 13. rapid respirations over 20 breaths per minute
- 15. first measurement of the blood pressure. phase when the heart is at work, contracting, and pushing blood out of the left ventricle
- 16. rapid heart rate, over 100 beats per minute
- 18. difficulty breathing
- 19. to widen
- 21. pulse the pulse on the left side of the chest just below the nipple
- 23. a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 212 degrees and the freezing point of water is 32 degrees.
- 25. the centigrade temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 100 degrees and freezing point of water is 0 degrees
- 26. normal respiration
- 27. a device that measures the blood pressure
Down
- 1. shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up
- 2. low blood pressure measuring 90/60mmhg or lower
- 4. the second measurement of blood pressure, phase when the heart rests
- 6. hypotension a sudden drop in blood pressure when a person stands or sits up also known as postural hypotension
- 7. the absence of breathing
- 9. the process of inhaling air into the lungs
- 11. slow heart rate, under 60 beats per minute
- 12. severe subnormal body temperature; body temperature drops below the level required for normal functioning
- 14. pulse the pulse located inside the elbow, about 1 1.5 inches above the elbow.
- 17. pulse the pulse located on the inside of the wrist where the radial artery runs beneath the skin
- 20. the process of exhaling air out of the lungs
- 22. the process of inhaling air into the lungs (inspiration) and exhaling the air out of the lungs (expiration)
- 24. an instrument used to hear sounds in the body like heartbeat, pulse, breathing sounds, or bowel sounds