Arterial Blood Pressure
Complete each of the following statements by filling in the blank with the correct term(s).
1. The force exerted by blood against the vessel wall is called
The maximum pressure exerted by blood against the artery wall when the heart is contracting is called the
The lowest pressure exerted by the blood against the artery wall when the heart is relaxing is called the
- pressure.
4. When recording blood pressure, the
pressure is written over the
Blood pressure can be measured manually using a stethoscope and a device called a(n)
Usually, the
artery is used to measure blood pressure.
7. Normal blood pressure is considered to be a reading lower than
mm Hg.
mm Hg, this 1s
8. If an individual's diastolic pressure is consistently higher than considered hypertension.