True/False Questions
If a blood pressure measures 110/86, the pulse pressure is 24.
True
If a clinical thermometer breaks, the mercury can evaporate and create a toxic vapor that can harm both humans and the environment
True
A graphic chart presents a visual diagram of variations in a patient's vital signs
True
After food is chewed and mixed with saliva, it is called bolus
True
An apical pulse is usually taken on infants and children because they have a very rapid pulse rate
True
An aural temp measures the thermal infrared energy radiating from blood vessels in the lymphatic membrane
True
Blood pressure is measured in mm of mercury
True
Body temp is higher in the evening
True
Each lubb-dupp sound counts as one heartbeat
True
Exercise and excitement increase the pulse rate
True
Heart sounds are caused by the closing of the heart valves
True
Hyperthermia is a low body temp, below 95 degrees F measured rectally.
False
Capillaries in villi absorb digested nutrients and carry them to the liver
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The epiglottis closes over the esophagus during swallowing to keep food out of the respiratory tract.
False
A change in sound is noted as the diastolic pressure in adults
False
A groin temp is taken in the armpit
False
A tympanic temperature is measured by the temporal artery in the forehead
False
An arrythmia is an irregular or abnormal pulse rhythm, usuallly caused by defective heart valves
False
An electric thermometer is left in place for three minutes
False
An oral temp is the most accurate method for determining body temp
False
Bile emulsifies, or physically breaks down, fats
False
Exercise and eating cause a decrease in blood pressure
False
Food is converted into chyme in the small intestine
False
Lipase is the enzyme that chemically breaks down proteins
False
Most of digestion and absorption occurs in the small intestine
False
Pulse is the pressure of the blood pushing against the walls of a vein as the heart beats and rests
False
Rales are periods of apnea followed by periods of dyspnea
False
Respirations above 25 beats per minute in adults are orthopnea
False
Saliva contains lipase, which starts the chemical digestion of carbs, or sugars
False
Stavation, illness, and infection cause an increase in body temp
False
The cardiac sphincter keeps food in the stomach until its ready to enter the small intestine
False
The four main vital signs are temp, pulse, resp, and apical pulse.
False
The gastric juices in the stomach contain mercuric acid and enzymes
False
The mucous membrane lining of the small intestine is arranged in folds called rugae
False
The uvula prevents food from entering the nasopharynx during swallowing
False
When a patient has smoked a cigarette, wait at least ten minutes before taking an oral temperature
False
Words such as deep and shallow describe rhythm of respirations
False
Peristalsis is a rhythmic, wavelike involuntary muscle movement
True
Pyrexia is another term for fever
True
The degree of pain is often regarded as the fifth vital sign
True
The hard palate separates the mouth from the nasal cavities
True
The patient must be unaware that respirations are being counted
True