VITAL SIGNS

If the doctor tells you to take an apical pulse you would take it on the

• wrist
• foot
• over the heart
• behind the knee

HOW MANY SITES CAN YOU TAKE A PULSE ON THE HUMAN BODY?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

If you take an axillary temperature you place the thermometer 

• in the mouth
• under the arm
• in the ear
• in the rectum

When you listen to the blood pressure the systolic number is on the 

• top
• bottom
• side
• back

The diastolic measures the heart when it is

• contracting
• beating
• resting
• fluttering

All these can affect a pulse rate except

• exercise
• drugs
• smiling
• excitement

All these can increase a pulse rate except

• exercise
• drugs
• smiling
• excitement

The correct word for normal breathing is

• eupena
• dyspnea
• apena
• bradypena

What is the average normal temperature of the human body?

• 98
• 99
• 97.6
• 98.6

List two words to describe the rhythm of respirations

• regular
• low
• high
• iregular