Blood Pressure Reading

Blood pressure is recorded as

• Hydrostatic /diastolic

• Diastolic/ hydrostatic

• Systolic/diastolic

• Diastolic/systolic

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 

• mmHg
• Newtons
• Pascals
• Pounds per Meter

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

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

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

Top number in a blood pressure reading:

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hyperstension

lower pressure in a blood pressure reading. Measures between contractions

• diastolic pressure

• systolic pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

What artery is used to measure blood pressure?

• carotid artery

• radial artery

• brachial artery

• popliteal artery