en CR Vital Signs 2 23 popliteal artery: the large blood vessel located behind the knee. dorsalis pedis: the artery on top of the foot. respiration: the process of bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body. diaphragm: the portion of the stethoscope used for picking up sound. metabolized: to produce energy within living cells through chemical changes for life processes and activities. inspiration: the act of breathing something into the lungs. expiration: the act of breathing out. abdominal: respirations using primarily the abdominal muscles while the chest is mostly still. apnea: the temporary cessation of spontaneous breathing. bradypnea: breathing that is abnormally slow. Cheyne Stokes respiration: a grossly irregular breathing pattern composed of a period of apnea lasting from 10 to 60 seconds, followed by respirations that gradually increase in frequency and depth. decreased: very little air movement in the lungs. dyspnea: difficult or painful breathing. hyperpnea: breathing that is faster or deeper than that which is produced during normal activity. Kussmauls breathing: deep, gasping respirations. tachypnea: abnormally rapid breathing. blood pressure: the pressure exerted by the circulating blood against the walls of the arteries. systolic: the top number in a blood pressure reading referring to pressure when the heart contracts diastolic: the bottom number in a blood pressure reading referring to pressure when the heart relaxes. hypotension: an abnormally low blood pressure that impairs normal functioning. hypertension: high blood pressure that has been diagnosed on the basis of several random readings of 140/90 or higher. sphygmomanometer: an instrument for measuring blood pressure. stethoscope: an instrument used to amplify sounds from within the body including pulse, blood pressure, and bowel or lung sounds. core temperature: the internal body temperature. hypothalamus: the portion of the brain that controls the temperature of the body.

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Across:

1.	the portion of the stethoscope used for picking up sound.
6.	the internal body temperature.
7.	the act of breathing out.
8.	the temporary cessation of spontaneous breathing.
10.	an instrument for measuring blood pressure.
12.	deep, gasping respirations.
13.	the act of breathing something into the lungs.

15.	an instrument used to amplify sounds from within the body including pulse, blood pressure, and bowel or lung sounds.
16.	an abnormally low blood pressure that impairs normal functioning.
18.	breathing that is faster or deeper than that which is produced during normal activity.
19.	very little air movement in the lungs.
20.	the process of bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body.
21.	abnormally rapid breathing.
22.	the top number in a blood pressure reading referring to pressure when the heart contracts

Down:

1.	difficult or painful breathing.
2.	respirations using primarily the abdominal muscles while the chest is mostly still.
3.	the pressure exerted by the circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.
4.	to produce energy within living cells through chemical changes for life processes and activities.
5.	the portion of the brain that controls the temperature of the body.

9.	the artery on top of the foot.
11.	high blood pressure that has been diagnosed on the basis of several random readings of 140/90 or higher.
14.	the large blood vessel located behind the knee.
17.	breathing that is abnormally slow.

Vital Signs 2

Across:

1.	the portion of the stethoscope used for picking up sound.
6.	the internal body temperature.
7.	the act of breathing out.
8.	the temporary cessation of spontaneous breathing.
10.	an instrument for measuring blood pressure.
12.	deep, gasping respirations.
13.	the act of breathing something into the lungs.

15.	an instrument used to amplify sounds from within the body including pulse, blood pressure, and bowel or lung sounds.
16.	an abnormally low blood pressure that impairs normal functioning.
18.	breathing that is faster or deeper than that which is produced during normal activity.
19.	very little air movement in the lungs.
20.	the process of bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide from the body.
21.	abnormally rapid breathing.
22.	the top number in a blood pressure reading referring to pressure when the heart contracts

Down:

1.	difficult or painful breathing.
2.	respirations using primarily the abdominal muscles while the chest is mostly still.
3.	the pressure exerted by the circulating blood against the walls of the arteries.
4.	to produce energy within living cells through chemical changes for life processes and activities.
5.	the portion of the brain that controls the temperature of the body.

9.	the artery on top of the foot.
11.	high blood pressure that has been diagnosed on the basis of several random readings of 140/90 or higher.
14.	the large blood vessel located behind the knee.
17.	breathing that is abnormally slow.