MA 700 Week 3 Key Terms – Questions & A+
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An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths/min.
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1 Tachypnea 2 Adventitious sounds
3 Conduction 4 Antipyretic
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Adventitious sounds Abnormal breath sounds.
Afebrile Without fever; the body temperature is normal.
Alveoli Thin-walled air sacs of the lungs in which the
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
, Antecubital space The space located at the front of the elbow.
Antipyretic An agent that reduces fever.
Aorta The major trunk of the arterial system of the body.
The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left
ventricle.
Apnea The temporary cessation of breathing.
Axilla The armpit.
Bounding pulse A pulse with an increased volume that feels very
strong and full.
Bradycardia An abnormally slow heart rate (<60 beats/min).
Bradypnea An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less
than 10 respirations per minute.
Celsius scale A temperature scale in which the freezing point of
water is 0° and the boiling point of water is 100°.
Conduction The transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object
to another by direct contact.
Convection The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air
currents.
Crisis A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to
normal.
Cyanosis A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous
membranes.
Diastole The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart
relaxes between contractions.
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Practice questions for this set
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An abnormal increase in the respiratory rate of more than 20 breaths/min.
Choose an answer
1 Tachypnea 2 Adventitious sounds
3 Conduction 4 Antipyretic
Don't know?
Terms in this set (79)
Adventitious sounds Abnormal breath sounds.
Afebrile Without fever; the body temperature is normal.
Alveoli Thin-walled air sacs of the lungs in which the
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
, Antecubital space The space located at the front of the elbow.
Antipyretic An agent that reduces fever.
Aorta The major trunk of the arterial system of the body.
The aorta arises from the upper surface of the left
ventricle.
Apnea The temporary cessation of breathing.
Axilla The armpit.
Bounding pulse A pulse with an increased volume that feels very
strong and full.
Bradycardia An abnormally slow heart rate (<60 beats/min).
Bradypnea An abnormal decrease in the respiratory rate of less
than 10 respirations per minute.
Celsius scale A temperature scale in which the freezing point of
water is 0° and the boiling point of water is 100°.
Conduction The transfer of energy, such as heat, from one object
to another by direct contact.
Convection The transfer of energy, such as heat, through air
currents.
Crisis A sudden falling of an elevated body temperature to
normal.
Cyanosis A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous
membranes.
Diastole The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart
relaxes between contractions.
