Temperature HS1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
temperature | the balance between heat loss and heat produce by the body |
oral | temperatures taking in the mouth |
rectal | temperatures taking in the rectum |
axillary | temperatures taking in the armpit |
aural | temperature taking in the ear |
average oral temperature | 98.6 |
average rectal temperature | 99.6 |
average axillary temperature | 97.6 |
normal oral range of temperature | 97.6-99.6 |
normal rectal range of temperature | 98.6-100.6 |
normal axillary range of temperature | 96.6-98.6 |
causes of increased body temperature | exercise, illness, infection, excitemnet, high temperature in the enviroment |
causes of decreased body temperature | starvation, sleep, decresed muscle activity, mouth breathing, exposure to cold temperatures in the enviroment, and certain diseases |
hypothermia | a low body temperature below 95 |
fever | an elevted body temperature usually above 101 |
pyrexia | another term for fever |
hyperthermia | a condition that occurs when the body temperature exceeds 104 |
clinical themometers | may be used to record temperatures. slender glass tube containing mercury or alcohol with red dye which expands when exposed to heat |
rectal themometer | has a short stubby rounded bulb and may be marked with a red tip |
what happens if a clinical themometer breaks | the mercury can evaporate and create a toxic vapor that can harm both humans and the enviroment |
electronic themometers | registers temperature on a viewer in a few seconds. can be used to take all temperatures |
tympanic themometers | specialized electronic themometers that record the aural temperature of the ear |
plastic or paper themometers | contain special chemical dots or strips that can change color when exposed to different temperatures |
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