VS Terminologies Worksheet

A slow heart rate; rate is less than 60 beats per minute
Condition in which the systolic blood pressure is below 90 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is below 60 mm Hg
Act of breathing air into and out of the lungs
An irregular rhythm of the pulse; beats may be unevenly spaced or skipped
Period of heart muscle contraction
Persistent blood pressure measurements above the normal systolic (140 mm Hg) or diastolic (90 mm Hg) pressures
Rapid heart rate; heart rate is over 100 beats per minute
Beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery
Amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood (two words)
Period of heart muscle relaxation
Instrument used to measure blood pressure
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure (two words)
Instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs
The number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1 minute (two words)
The amount of heat in the body; a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body (two words)
This is the site used to take pulse because it is easy to reach and find (two words)