I.

Definition of Terms

Anthropometric Measurement – the science of measuring the human body as to height, weight, and size
of component parts, including skin folds, to study and compare the relative proportions under normal
and abnormal conditions.

Auscultation – the process of listening to sounds produced within the body.

It may be direct or indirect. It is the act for listening sounds within the body to evaluate the condition of
the heart, blood vessels, lungs, pleura, intestines or other organs or to detect fetal heart sound.

It may be performed directly with the unaided ear, but most commonly a stethoscope is used to
determine the frequency, intensity, duration and quality of the sounds.

Bruits – a blowing or swishing sound >>> try to search for sample sound

It is created by turbulence of blood flow due either to a narrowest arterial lumen (a common
development in older people) or to a condition, such as anemia or hyperthyroidism, which elevates
cardiac output.

It is an abnormal blowing or swishing sound or murmur heard while auscultating a carotid artery, an
organ or gland and resulting from blood flowing through a narrow or partially occluded artery.

Cephalocaudal – pertaining to the long axis of the body or the relationship between the head and the
base of the spine.

Crackles – a common, abnormal respiratory sound consisting of discontinuous bubbling noises heard on
auscultation of the chest during inspiration

Duration – refers to length of time; how long