Diastolic arterial blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries at the time of cardiac diastole. Another way of saying this is that the diastolic blood pressure is the ______ (Diastole: the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood). minimum pressure present in the arteries. maximum pressure present in the arteries. pressure in the ateries when the ventricles contract. pressure in the arteries during the ventricular contraction over the pressure in the arteries during ventricular relaxation.
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