Blood pressure

Pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels is termed

• Hypertension

• Vesicular pressure

• Blood Pressure

• Heart pressure

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Hydrostatic /diastolic

• Diastolic/ hydrostatic

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Normal blood pressure is...

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

A blood pressure cuff is also called a

• Mercury meter

• Stethoscope

• Pythogometer

• Sphygmomanometer

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 

• mmHg
• Newtons
• Pascals
• Pounds per Meter

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first beat sound

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hyperstension

The number of times your heart beats per minute:

• blood pressure

• systolic pressure

• arterial pulse

• diastolic pressure

The carotid artery is located in the:

• neck

• wrist

• arm

• groin