Question

matching
match each of the following statements or sentences to the correct item on the right.

1. quantitative measurement of the heartbeat using the fingers to palpate an artery or a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat
2. process of bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body; breathing
3. state of equilibrium within the body maintained through the adaptation of body systems to changes in either the internal or external environment
4. force that the circulating blood exerts against the walls of the arteries
5. internal body temperature
6. assessments of pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature; body functions essential to life
7. high blood pressure
8. top number in a blood - pressure reading
9. bottom number in a blood - pressure reading
10. low blood pressure
11. pulse rates lower than 60 beats per minute
12. blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart
13. blood vessels that carry blood away from heart to the rest of the body

a. blood pressure
b. pulse
c. core temperature
d. respiration
e. vital signs
f. homeostasis
g. diastolic blood pressure
h. hypertension
i. hypotension
j. systolic blood pressure
k. veins
l. arteries
m. bradycardia

Explanation:

1. Palpating an artery or listening to the heartbeat with a stethoscope to measure the heartbeat quantitatively is called taking the pulse.
2. The process of bringing oxygen in and expelling carbon - dioxide is respiration.
3. The state of equilibrium in the body maintained through adaptation to internal or external changes is homeostasis.
4. The force exerted by circulating blood on artery walls is blood pressure.
5. Internal body temperature is core temperature.
6. Pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature assessments are vital signs.
7. High blood pressure is hypertension.
8. The top number in a blood - pressure reading is systolic blood pressure.
9. The bottom number in a blood - pressure reading is diastolic blood pressure.
10. Low blood pressure is hypotension.
11. Pulse rates lower than 60 beats per minute is bradycardia.
12. Blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart are veins.
13. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body are arteries.

Answer:

1. b. Pulse
2. d. Respiration
3. f. Homeostasis
4. a. Blood pressure
5. c. Core temperature
6. e. Vital signs
7. h. Hypertension
8. j. Systolic blood pressure
9. g. Diastolic blood pressure
10. i. Hypotension
11. m. Bradycardia
12. k. Veins
13. l. Arteries