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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

Hyperthermia is a low body temp, below 95 degrees F measured rectally.

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 epiglottis closes over the esophagus during swallowing to keep food out of the respiratory tract.

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

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

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

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

Capillaries in villi absorb digested nutrients and carry them to the liver

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