Match each term to the correct definition below.
A. ability to stretch
B. contraction
C. drug that speeds up body function
D. difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure
E. blood pressure measuring device
F. fourth vital sign
G. low blood pressure
H. first sound you hear when measuring blood pressure
I. instrument that magnifies sound
J. location for measuring blood pressure
K. drug that slows body function
L. round dial
M. relaxation
N. sound fadeout when taking blood pressure; sound begins again after 10 to 15 mm Hg
O. high blood pressure
P. last sound you hear when measuring blood pressure
Q. not eating
R. inner elbow
A. elasticity
B. systole
C. stimulant
D. pulse pressure
E. sphygmomanometer
F. blood pressure
G. hypotension
H. systolic pressure
I. stethoscope
J. brachial artery
K. depressant
L. aneroid gauge
M. diastole
N. auscultatory gap
O. hypertension
P. diastolic pressure
Q. fasting
R. antecubital space
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