U10.10-11 Blood Pressure/Circuits

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Hydrostatic /diastolic

• Diastolic/ hydrostatic

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

Blood pressure is used to determine

• electrical current though the heart

• function of coronary artery

• if adequate blood is getting to tissues.

• Speed of blood through veins

Normal blood pressure is...

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

Hypertension is anything above...

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

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hyperstension

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

Pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels is termed

• Hypertension

• Vesicular pressure

• Blood Pressure

• Heart pressure

The radial artery is located in the:

• neck

• arm

• wrist

• groin

The carotid artery is located in the:

• neck

• wrist

• arm

• groin

Blood from the systemic circuit returns directly into which

heart chamber?

• left atrium.

• Right auricle.

• Left auricle.

• Right atrium.