Blood Pressure Key Term Quizs

Sphygmomanometer

• An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

• A device for measuring heart rate

• A tool for assessing lung capacity

• A machine for monitoring blood sugar levels

Diastole

• The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions

• The phase in the cardiac cycle where the heart contracts and pumps blood

• The period of time when the heart is at rest and not beating

• The stage of the cardiac cycle where the heart fills with blood before contraction

Hypotension

• High blood pressure

• Normal blood pressure

• Low blood pressure

• Elevated blood pressure

Stethoscope

• An instrument for amplifying and hearing sounds produced by the body

• A device used for measuring blood pressure

• A tool for examining the eyes

• A machine for performing X-rays

Diastolic pressure

• The point of lesser pressure on the arterial walls

• The point of highest pressure on the arterial walls

• The average pressure in a person's arteries during one cardiac cycle

• The pressure in the arteries when the heart is contracting

Systolic pressure

• The point of maximum pressure on the arterial walls

• The point of minimum pressure on the arterial walls

• The average pressure in the arteries during one cardiac cycle

• The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest

Hypertension

• High blood pressure

• Low blood pressure

• Normal blood pressure

• Irregular heartbeat

Pulse pressure

• The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure

• The average pressure in a person's arteries during one cardiac cycle

• The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries

• The maximum pressure in the arteries during heart contraction

Meniscus

• The curved surface on a column of liquid in a tube

• A type of knee cartilage

• A measurement of liquid volume

• A type of lens used in optics

Systole

• The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract, sending blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary aorta

• The phase in the cardiac cycle when the heart is at rest and filling with blood

• The phase in the cardiac cycle where the atria contract to push blood into the ventricles

• The phase in the cardiac cycle that occurs after diastole, leading to heart relaxation