Vital Signs
15 Questions
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This quiz is designed to monitor your knowledge of the lectures covering vital signs.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
____________ is pressure or tension exerted on walls of arteries as the heart contracts.
Correct Answer
blood pressure
Blood Pressure
BLOOD PRESSURE - 2.
Inspirations is the number of breaths per minute
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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- 3.
What is a spygmomanometer?
- A.
A blood pressure cuff
- B.
A gyroscopic device
- C.
A device to measure saliva
Correct Answer
A. A blood pressure cuff -
- 4.
What is temperature taken in the mouth?
- A.
Rectal
- B.
Radial
- C.
Oral
- D.
Tympanic
- E.
Axillary
Correct Answer
C. Oral -
- 5.
What is temperature taken in the ear?
- A.
Rectal
- B.
Radial
- C.
Oral
- D.
Tympanic
- E.
Axillary
Correct Answer
D. Tympanic -
- 6.
What is temperature taken in the rectum?
- A.
Rectal
- B.
Radial
- C.
Tympanic
- D.
Oral
- E.
Axillary
Correct Answer
A. Rectal -
- 7.
What is temperature taken under the arm?
- A.
Rectal
- B.
Radial
- C.
Tympanic
- D.
Oral
- E.
Axillary
Correct Answer
E. Axillary -
- 8.
Palpate could be defined as 'to feel.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 9.
What is pulse found at apex of the heart?
- A.
Apical
- B.
Radial
- C.
Oral
Correct Answer
A. Apical -
- 10.
What is pulse found at the wrist?
- A.
Apical
- B.
Radial
- C.
Oral
Correct Answer
B. Radial -
- 11.
Blood flow created by contraction of the heart is know as ______.
Correct Answer
pulse
Pulse
PULSE - 12.
What are indicators of events occurring in the body?
- A.
Vital Signs
- B.
Temperature
- C.
Anatomy
Correct Answer
A. Vital Signs -
- 13.
What is a stethoscope?
- A.
Instrument used to listen to pulse
- B.
Blood pressure cuff
- C.
Hearing Aid
Correct Answer
A. Instrument used to listen to pulse -
- 14.
What term means to listen to?
- A.
Pulse
- B.
Ausculatate
- C.
Temperature
Correct Answer
B. Ausculatate -
- 15.
What is defined as the measurement of heat procuced and heat lost by the body?
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Ausculatate
- C.
Pulse
Correct Answer
A. Temperature -
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