Across
- 4. the act of breathing out carbon monoxide out of the lungs
- 6. measure of the metabolic process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide from the body
- 7. medical professional typically responsible for taking vital signs
- 8. throbbing in the arteries created blood being propelled through them
- 10. body temperature that is above normal
- 12. first number in a blood pressure
- 13. the major muscle that controls breathing
- 14. the organs that are responsible for bringing oxygen into the body
- 15. the act of bringing oxygen into the lungs
- 16. per minute unit for respiration
Down
- 1. measurement of the amount of force created by the blood in the arteries
- 2. structure in the brain that controls temperature
- 3. artery location of most pulse measurements
- 5. second number in a blood pressure
- 9. per minute unit for pulse
- 11. measure of heat contained in the body
- 12. the device used for measuring blood pressure
