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The force that blood exerts on the wall of the blood vessel is called

A ______ is a rhythmic stretching the arteries caused by pressure of blood forced into the arteries during systole

Highest pressure

• systolic pressure

• diastolic pressure

Device used to measure blood pressure

When you hear "lub" sound in the heart, you are hearing

• closing of AV valves

• Closing of semilunar vales

• disrupted blood flow

• Contraction of a chamber

The "dub" sound in the heart is the....

• closing of the AV valves

• Closing of the semilunar vales

• Disrupted blood flow

• Contraction of the ventricle

Caused when blood flow is disturbed because of a leaky valve

It is a chronic cardiovascular disease that results from the thickening of the arterial wall due to the build-up of fatty materials (such as cholesterol)

Under the age 45, blood pressure reading a systolic of 130 mmHg and a diastolic of 90 mmHg

• high

• low

• normal

Damage to the brain due to lack of blood flow is a