NDAEB EXAM SCRIPT FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Arrhythmia
Answer: Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the
heartbeat.
●● Blood Pressure
Answer: Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
●● Brachial
Answer: Relating to the arm.
●● Carotid
Answer: Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the
neck that carry blood to the head.
●● Depth
Answer: In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
●● Diastolic
,Answer: The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the heart
chambers.
●● Electrocardiogram
Answer: Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis of heart
abnormalities. It generates a record of the electrical currents associated
with heart muscle activity.
●● Korotkoff Sounds
Answer: Specific sounds heard when one is taking a blood pressure.
●● Metabolism
Answer: Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell
or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life.
●● Oximetry
Answer: Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
●● Palpate
Answer: To examine or explore by touching.
●● Pulse
,Answer: Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular
contractions of the heart.
●● Radial
Answer: Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
●● Rate
Answer: A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
●● Respiration
Answer: Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
●● Rhythm
Answer: A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
●● Sphygmomanometer
Answer: Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries.
●● Stethoscope
Answer: Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the
body.
●● Systolic
, Answer: Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
●● Temperature
Answer: Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment.
●● Thermometer
Answer: Instrument for measuring temperature.
●● Tympanic
Answer: Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
●● Volume
Answer: Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
●● Detection
Answer: Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay.
●● Extraoral
Answer: Outside the oral cavity.
●● Furcation
Answer: Area between two or more root branches.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Arrhythmia
Answer: Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the
heartbeat.
●● Blood Pressure
Answer: Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
●● Brachial
Answer: Relating to the arm.
●● Carotid
Answer: Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the
neck that carry blood to the head.
●● Depth
Answer: In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
●● Diastolic
,Answer: The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the heart
chambers.
●● Electrocardiogram
Answer: Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis of heart
abnormalities. It generates a record of the electrical currents associated
with heart muscle activity.
●● Korotkoff Sounds
Answer: Specific sounds heard when one is taking a blood pressure.
●● Metabolism
Answer: Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell
or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life.
●● Oximetry
Answer: Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
●● Palpate
Answer: To examine or explore by touching.
●● Pulse
,Answer: Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular
contractions of the heart.
●● Radial
Answer: Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
●● Rate
Answer: A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
●● Respiration
Answer: Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
●● Rhythm
Answer: A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
●● Sphygmomanometer
Answer: Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries.
●● Stethoscope
Answer: Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the
body.
●● Systolic
, Answer: Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
●● Temperature
Answer: Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment.
●● Thermometer
Answer: Instrument for measuring temperature.
●● Tympanic
Answer: Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
●● Volume
Answer: Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
●● Detection
Answer: Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay.
●● Extraoral
Answer: Outside the oral cavity.
●● Furcation
Answer: Area between two or more root branches.
