Blood pressure

Front

What is the valve that blood is forced through from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries?

Back

Pulmonary valve

Front

What is the term for the number of times your heart beats per minute?

Back

Arterial pulse

Front

What type of muscle is the heart made of?

Back

Cardiac muscle

Front

True or False: Electricity causes your muscles to contract.

Back

True

Front

What is the name of the valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle?

Back

Tricuspid valve

Front

What is blood pressure?

Back

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.

Front

What are the two measurements of blood pressure called?

Back

Systolic pressure and diastolic pressure.

Front

What does systolic pressure measure?

Back

The pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats.

Front

What does diastolic pressure measure?

Back

The pressure in your blood vessels when your heart is at rest between beats.

Front

What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?

Back

Typically around 120/80 mmHg.