★ Blood Pressure Quiz
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
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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
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