Vital Signs Quiz-PHS

What is a "normal" blood pressure

• 120/110 mmHg

• 128/74 mmHg

• 101/58 mmHg

• 140/92 mmHg

Which blood pressure measurement is represented by the first heart sound?

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

What is the medical name for high blood pressure?

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.

• apparatus

• gauge

• sphygmomanometer

• millimeter

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

• mmHg

• mimg

• mhg

• Pounds per Meter

What is the action of the heart during systole?

• Contraction

• Relaxation

Which artery normally do we take blood pressure?

• femoral

• brachial

• coronal

• radial

A pulse site at the neck

• carotid

• temporal

• popliteal

• femoral

The average oral Fahrenheit temperature is

• 95.8 degrees
• 101.4  degrees
• 98.6 degrees
• 103.6 degrees

The area of the body where you take a radial pulse is called

• the neck

• the wrist

• the groin

• the inside of the elbow