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Pretest: Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Normal blood pressure is...

a)

120/80 mmHg and below

b)

80/120 mmHg and below

c)

140/90 mmHg and below

d)

80/140 mmHg and below

2.

The force of blood pushing against your arteries is...

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Temperature

c)

Respiration Rate

d)

Blood Pressure

3.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

What is the blood pressure in the picture?

a)

118

b)

118/78

c)

78

d)

78/70

e)

70

5.

When measuring blood pressure, you are measuring the ____ of blood flowing through arteries

a)

rate

b)

quality

c)

force

d)

regularity

6.

The measurement of force exerted on the wall of the arteries when the heart contracts is

a)

systolic pressure

b)

diastolic pressure

c)

pulse pressure

7.

If the arteries are narrow and hard, the blood prrssure is likely to be _____ than normal

a)

higher

b)

lower

8.

What is heart rate?

a)

Oxygen going to the heart

b)

The number of times your heart beats in a minute

c)

Blood pumping though the body

d)

Carbon dioxide leaving the body

9.

Heart rate when the body is at rest

a)

Slow heart rate

b)

Resting heart rate

c)

Target heart rate

d)

Working heart rate

10.

Common places to find heart rate

a)

Neck and wrist

b)

Tongue and armpit

c)

Thigh and bicep

d)

Ear and temple

11.

Normal resting heart rate for adults

a)

40-80 BPM

b)

60-100 BPM

c)

100-120 BPM

d)

70-130 BPM

12.

Hypertension

a)

Abnormally high blood pressure

b)

Abnormally high heart rate

c)

Low blood pressure

d)

Tension of the heart

13.
Which of the following define diastole and systole
a)
systole is the contraction of the heart and diastole is the relaxation of the heart
b)
diastole is the contraction of the heart and systole is the relaxation of the heart
c)
diastole and systole are both contractions of the heart
d)
diastole and systole are both relaxation phases of the heart
14.

What is the normal range for diastolic blood pressure in adults?

a)

60-80 mmHg

b)

80-120 mmHg

c)

120-140 mmHg

d)

140-160 mmHg

15.

What is the term for abnormally low blood pressure?

a)

Hypotension

b)

Hypertension

c)

Hyperglycemia

d)

Hypoglycemia

16.

What is the effect of exercise on heart rate?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates randomly

17.

What is the term for abnormally high heart rate?

a)

Tachycardia

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Hypertension

d)

Hypotension

18.

What is the effect of stress on blood pressure?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates randomly

19.

What is the normal range for systolic blood pressure in adults?

a)

90-120 mmHg

b)

60-80 mmHg

c)

120-140 mmHg

d)

80-100 mmHg

20.

What is the term for abnormally low heart rate?

a)

Bradycardia

b)

Tachycardia

c)

Hypertension

d)

Hypotension

21.

What is the effect of dehydration on blood pressure?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It fluctuates randomly

22.

What is the normal range for pulse pressure in adults?

a)

30-50 mmHg

b)

50-70 mmHg

c)

70-90 mmHg

d)

90-110 mmHg