Blood Pressure

What is blood pressure?

• The pressure of the blood felt against the wall of an artery as a heart contracts and relaxes

• how many times a person breathes in a minute

• The force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls when the heart contracts and relaxes

• The measurement of balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body

When does systolic pressure occur?

• in the arteries when the right atrium is relaxed

• in the arteries when the left ventricle is contracting

• in the veins when the when the right ventricle is relaxed

• in the veins when the left atrium is contracting

What is the normal range for systolic pressure?

• 97-100 mmHg

• 12-20 mmHg

• 100-120 mmHg

• 60-100 mmHg

What is the normal range for diastolic pressure?

• 12-20 mmHg

• 60-80 mmHg

• 50-70 mmHg

• 100-120 mmHg

Diastolic pressure occurs

• in the arteries when the left ventricle is at rest

• in the veins when the right atrium is contracting

• in the arteries when the the right atrium is at rest

• in the veins when the right ventricle is contracting

Hypertension is defined as BP over

• 110 mmHg systolic, 80 diastolic

• 130 mmHg systolic, 90 diastolic

• 120 mmHg systolic, 60 diastolic

• 140 mmHg systolic, 90 diastolic

Factor that may cause changes in a person's BP reading

• fat

• depressant drugs

• elasticity of the arteries

• stimulant drugs

Another factor that may change a person's BP reading

• Excersize

• Pain

• Obesity

• volume of blood in the arteries

One more factor that may change a person's BP reading is

• shock

• the force of their heartbeat

• dehydration

• pain

Factor causing blood pressure to increase is

• depressant drugs

• lying down/sitting up

• excitement

• dehydration