Match the vocabulary words to the correct definition.
1.
Metric system
2.
US customary unit system
3.
Pulse
4.
Respiratory rate
5.
Vital signs
6.
Systolic blood pressure
a.
Physiological statistics that are taken to assess and examine basic body functions.
b.
Maximum blood pressure.
c.
A decimalized system of measurement that originated in France.
d.
System of measurement commonly used in the United States.
e.
Measured as the number of breaths per minute (60 seconds).
f.
The arterial palpitation that occurs as blood is pushed from the heart into the blood vessels of the body.