Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

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Normal blood pressure is...

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120/80 mmHg and below

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The force of blood pushing against your arteries is...

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Blood Pressure

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Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

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No

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What is the blood pressure in the picture?

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118/78

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When measuring blood pressure, you are measuring the ____ of blood flowing through arteries

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force

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The measurement of force exerted on the wall of the arteries when the heart contracts is

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systolic pressure

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If the arteries are narrow and hard, the blood pressure is likely to be _____ than normal

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higher

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What is heart rate?

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The number of times your heart beats in a minute

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Heart rate when the body is at rest

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Resting heart rate

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Common places to find heart rate

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Neck and wrist