Question

what is the construction of clinical thermometer

Answer 1

The clinical thermometer consists of a glass stem on which readings are marked. The scale on the thermometer is markrd from 95 F to 110 F (35 C to 43 C).The normal body temperature is shown by a red arrow at 98.4 F (or 37 C). The stem consists of a thin capillary tube at the end of which there is a bulb containing mercury. The capillary tube has a kink near the bulb which prevents the mercury from flowing back into the bulb when it is taken out of the patient's mouth.

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A clinical thermometer is used to measure the temperature of human body. Maximum and minimumthermometer is used to measure the maximum and minimum temperature of a particular place within 24 hours. ... The wall of the bulb is made thinner and the capillary tube is made narrower to make the thermometermore sensitive