Chapter 10 (Vital Signs) Questions & Terminology

A blood pressure reading of 110/60 mm Hg is an average normal reading for a child who is - 6 y/o - 3 y/o - 10 y/o - 14 y/o - 10 years old An oral temperature is not contraindicated when - the patient is an infant - the patient is elderly - the patient is combative - the patient is unconscious - the patient is elderly apical - at the apex of the heart aural - pertaining to the ear axillary - under the arm blood pressure - pressure the blood exerts on the vessel walls as a result of the pumping action of the heart BPM - beats per minute Breathing is regulated by the - hypothalamus - medulla oblongata - pituitary gland - thyroid - medulla oblongata diaphoresis - profuse sweating diastole - the relaxation phase of the heart muscle; lowest reading of the blood pressure Heat is lost through the skin by - respiration - contraction - conduction - elimination - conductio