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Techniques of measuring the parameters of body health

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pulse point?

a)

Location where the heart is beating

b)

Location where the blood is flowing in the arteries

c)

Location where arteries are very close to skin surface

d)

Location where veins are very close to skin surface

2.

Can we measure any pulse at the location as shown in the diagram?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What is pulse rate?

a)

The number of times the heart beats in one minute.

b)

The number of times the arteries create a noticeable pulse in one minute

c)

None of the above

4.

What is the unit of measuring pulse rate?

a)

degree Celsius (oC)

b)

frequency (Hz)

c)

beats per minute (bpm)

d)

millimetres of mercury (mm Hg)

5.

Athlete has lower pulse rate than normal people.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

You will have lower pulse rate when you are jogging but higher pulse rate when you are running.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both jogging and running will give same pulse rate

7.
True or False, Obesity is defined as having excess body fat?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False,  Healthy lifestyle choices can lower the risk of being obese?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The amount of calories a person should eat depends on:  
a)
height, weight, and athletic ability
b)
age, activity level, and gender
c)
age, height, and gender
d)
athletic ability, hair color, eye color
10.
BMI stands for:
a)
Body Medical Imaging
b)
Be Motivated Internally
c)
Body Mass Internally
d)
Body Mass Index
11.
A person is considered obese with a BMI of:
a)
BMI of 35 or higher
b)
BMI of 25 or higher
c)
BMI of 40 or higher
d)
BMI of 30 or higher
12.

When are you considered overweight/obese according to the BMI index?

a)

A BMI of 23 to 25.9 to be overweight and a BMI of 26 and over to be obese

b)

A BMI of 24 to 26.9 to be overweight and a BMI of 27 and over to be obese

c)

A BMI of 25 to 29.9 to be overweight and a BMI of 30 and over to be obese

d)

A BMI of 26 to 30.9 to be overweight and a BMI of 31 and over to be obese

13.
What is considered a normal BMI (Body Mass Index)?
a)
A BMI of less than 18.5 kg/m² 
b)
A BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m²
c)
A BMI between 25 kg/m² and 29.9 kg/m² 
14.

Blood pressure is recorded as

a)

Hydrostatic /diastolic

b)

Diastolic/ hydrostatic

c)

Systolic/diastolic

d)

Diastolic/systolic

15.
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 
a)
mmHg
b)
Newtons
c)
Pascals
d)
Pounds per Meter
16.
The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...
a)
Pressure during a heart contraction
b)
Pressure between heart beats
c)
Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
d)
Thickness of blood
17.
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...
a)
Diastolic Pressure
b)
Systolic Pressure
c)
Diastemic Pressure
d)
Systemic Pressure
18.
Normal blood pressure is...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
80/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
19.
Hypertension is anything above...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
90/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
20.

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension