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Lesson 3: Pulse
Exercises: Lesson 3
EXERCISES: LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by matching the numbered stem with lettered response that best matches the stem, by writing the answer in the space provided, or performing the stated actions. After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers.
1. When the heart beats (pumps blood), a pressure wave is created which travels throughout the arteries. This wave is called the ____________.
2. The patient's pulse rate is the number of times that a pulse can the felt during a(n)
______________ period.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 3 THRU 10. Match the term in Column I with the appropriate description in Column II by writing the letter of the description in the blank preceding the term.
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Column I--Terms
_____ 3. Bounding pulse
_____ 4. Intermittent pulse
_____ 5. Normal pulse
_____ 6. Thready pulse
_____ 7. Irregular pulse
_____ 8. Bradycardia
_____ 9. Strong pulse
_____10. Tachycardia
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Column II--Descriptions
a. 60-100 beats per minute, normal strength, steady rhythm.
b. Over 100 beats per minute.
c. More forceful than normal.
d. Not a steady rhythm.
e. Skipping a beat every few beats.
f. A weak pulse, may be difficult to find at first.
g. Less than 50 beats per minute.
h. A very strong, forceful pulse.
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 11 THRU 14. Match the pulse sites in Column I with the appropriate body parts in Column II.
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Column I
_____11. Carotid
_____12. Dorsalis pedis
_____13. Radial
_____14. Apical
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Column II
a. Chest (over heart)
b. Throat
c. Wrist
d. Top of foot
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15. Find the temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, radial, ulnar, femoral, popliteal,
posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis pulse sites on your own body. Make sure that
you can feel the pulse.
16. Ask a friend to assist you. Determine the person's pulse rate using the radial
pulse site, the carotid pulse site, and the dorsalis pedis pulse site. Record each
pulse rate.
