WorksheetsBlood Pressure Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
The number of times your heart beats per minute:
blood pressure
systolic pressure
arterial pulse
diastolic pressure
The 120 in the reading 120/80 represents the:
systolic pressure
arterial pulse
diastolic pressure
hypertension
Indicates how much pressure the blood is exerting against the artery walls when the ventricles are contracting:
systolic pressure
arterial pulse
diastolic pressure
Indicates how much pressure the blood is exerting against the artery walls when the ventricles are in the state of relaxation:
systolic pressure
arterial pulse
diastolic pressure
Device used to take blood pressure:
defibrillator
stethoscope
sphygmomameter
thermometer
Which of the following blood pressure readings would be indicative of hypertension:
120/80
110/60
170/96
140/90 in a 60-year-old woman
The radial artery is located in the:
neck
arm
wrist
groin
The carotid artery is located in the:
neck
wrist
arm
groin
What artery is used to measure blood pressure?
carotid artery
radial artery
brachial artery
popliteal artery
When measuring arterial pulse, why is it recommended not to use your thumb:
The tip of the thumb is too thick to feel the pulse.
Most people have experienced nerve damage in their thumb and cannot feel the pulse.
The thumb also has a pulse and can cause counting confusion.
It is recommended to use your thumb when measuring arterial pulse.
