Blood Pressure Quiz
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A blood pressure cuff is also called a
A. Mercury meter
B. Stethoscope
C. Pythogometer
D. Sphygnomanometer
lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions
A. diastolic pressure
B. systolic pressure
C. hypotension
D. hypertension
When measuring blood pressure, you are measuring the ____ of blood flowing through arteries
A. rate
B. quality
C. force
D. regularity
Device used to take blood pressure:
A. defibrillator
B. stethoscope
C. sphygmomameter
D. thermometer
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures…
A. Diastolic Pressure
B. Systolic Pressure
C. Diastemic Pressure
D. Systemic Pressure
Which of the following blood pressure readings would be indicative of hypertension:
A. 120/80
B. 110/60
C. 170/96
D. 140/90 in a 60-year-old woman
Define Pulse Pressure
A. Force exerted by the blood against the vessel wall
B. The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
C. The averaged arterial pressure over the cardiac cycle
D. Quantity of blood that passes a given point in the circulation in a given period of time.
E. Tendency of the vascular system to oppose flow
The carotid artery is located in the:
A. neck
B. wrist
C. arm
D. groin
Blood pressure measures
A. The contraction and relaxation of the heart
B. The number of times the heart beats per minute
C. The force exerted on the walls of the arteries by the blood
D. The expansion and recoiling of the aorta
The systolic blood pressure represents the
A. Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles contract
B. Pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes
C. Pressure in the arteries when the atria contract
D. Expansion and recoiling of the aorta
What are the smaller arteries called?
A. arterioles
B. capillaries
C. venules
D. blood vessels
Hypertension is known as:
A. the leading cause of death in men
B. the silent enemy
C. the cause of diabetes in adults
D. the silent killer
Define Resistance
A. Force exerted by the blood against the vessel wall
B. The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
C. The averaged arterial pressure over the cardiac cycle
D. Quantity of blood that passes a given point in the circulation in a given period of time.
E. Tendency of the vascular system to oppose flow
Normal blood pressure for an adult is
A. 120/80 mm Hg or higher
B. Less than 120/80 mm Hg
C. 110–140 over 60–90 mm Hg
D. 70–80 beats/min
Capillaries
A. has smooth muscle for vasoconstriction
B. has thin endothelial cells surrounded by basement membrane
C. has sympathetic innervation
