BASIC NA TERMS Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Question | Answer |
blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart | artery |
blood pressure- force of blood on the walls of an artery | BP |
pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
cont movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels to all parts of the body | circulation |
the process of breathing OUT air in respirations | exhalation |
process of breating IN air in respirations | inhalation |
body temperature above normal | fever |
hour | hr |
the act of feeling with the hands | palpate |
refers to the lungs | pulmonary |
rhythmic expansion and contractions of the arteries caused by the beating of the heart | pulse |
pulse taken at the wrist using the radial artery | radial pulse |
breathing, inhaling and exhaling | respiration |
a state of collapse resulting from reduced blood volume and blood pressure | shock |
ring like muscle that controls the opening and closing of a body opening | sphincter |
apparatus for taking blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
instrument that allows one to listen to various sounds in the resident's body | stethoscope |
measurement of the amout of heat in the body at a give time (98.6F (37C) ) | temperature |
temperature, pulse, respiration | TPR |
vital signs, includes TPR and B/P | VS |
Created by:
Patterson5
Popular Nursing sets