afebrile {Ans: a condition in which the body temperature is not elevated}respirations {Ans: gas exchange between the atmospheric air in the alveoli and blood in the capillaries}fever {Ans: elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature; synonym for pyrexia}febrile {Ans: condition in which the body temperature is elevated}bradycardia {Ans: slow rate of breathing}pulse {Ans: wave produced in the wall of an artery with each beat of the heart}