Blood Pressure Quiz

Normal blood pressure is...

• 120/80 mmHg
• 80/120 mmHg
• 150/90 mmHg
• 80/150 mmHg

Chronic high BP is called...

• Hypertrophy
• Atrophy
• Hypertension
• Hyperatrophy

Chronic low BP is called...

• Hypertrophy
• Atrophy
• Hypotension
• Hypoatrophy

For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...

• Diastolic Pressure
• Systolic Pressure
• Diastemic Pressure
• Systemic Pressure

The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...

• Pressure during a heart contraction
• Pressure during a heart relaxation
• Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
• Thickness of blood

What happens to blood pressure when you stand up after lying down?

• it increases
• it decreases
• it stays the same (unaffected by changes in posture)

Eating more salt can help decrease your hypertension.

• True
• False

Hypertension is anything above...

• 120/80 mmHg
• 90/120 mmHg
• 140/90 mmHg
• 80/140 mmHg

A blood pressure cuff is also called a 

• Mercury meter
• Stethoscope 
• Pythogometer
• Sphygnomanometer

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 

• mmHg
• Newtons
• Pascals
• Pounds per Meter