Blood Pressure Measurement Quiz

What is blood pressure?

Blood pressure is:

• The pressure of blood in the arteries during respiration.

• The force exerted by blood against the walls of blood vessels.

• The speed at which blood flows through veins.

• The amount of oxygen carried by red blood cells.

What does systolic pressure represent?

• Pressure in arteries when the heart is relaxed.

• Pressure in veins during heart contraction.

• Maximum pressure in arteries during heart contraction.

• The average blood pressure during the cardiac cycle.

What does diastolic pressure indicate?

• Minimum pressure in arteries when the heart is at rest.

• Maximum pressure in arteries during contraction.

• The average pressure in veins.

• The rate of blood flow through capillaries.

Which method is commonly used to measure blood pressure?

• Doppler ultrasound

• Sphygmomanometer

• ECG (Electrocardiogram)

• Pulse oximetry

What are the components of a sphygmomanometer?

• Cuff, pump, stethoscope, and thermometer

• Cuff, inflation bulb, manometer, and stethoscope

• Stethoscope, thermometer, and electrode pads

• Pump, thermometer, and vein monitor

Which blood pressure reading is considered normal for adults?

• 90/40 mmHg

• 120/80 mmHg

• 140/90 mmHg

• 100/60 mmHg

What are Korotkoff sounds?

• The sound of the heart contracting.

• The sounds heard over arteries during blood pressure measurement.

• The sound of blood flowing through veins.

• The sound produced by turbulent blood flow in veins

At which point are Korotkoff sounds first heard?

• When the cuff pressure exceeds systolic pressure.

• When cuff pressure matches systolic pressure.

• When the cuff pressure equals diastolic pressure.

• When the cuff pressure is below diastolic pressure.