Cardiovascular 4: Blood Pressure

Normal blood pressure is...

• 120/80 mmHg and below

• 80/120 mmHg and below

• 140/90 mmHg and below

• 80/140 mmHg and below

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

• Heart Rate

• Temperature

• Respiration Rate

• Blood Pressure

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What is the blood pressure in the picture?

• 118

• 118/78

• 78

• 78/70

• 70

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Hydrostatic /diastolic

• Diastolic/ hydrostatic

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

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

High blood pressure

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

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

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

The formula for Blood Pressure (BP) is:

(CO= Cardiac Output & PR= Peripheral resistance)

• BP = CO x PR

• BP = CO / PR

• BP = PR / CO

Which organ regulates blood pressure by altering blood volume?

• Liver

• Stomach

• Kidney

• Spleen

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