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Assessing the Circulatory System
Learning how to take messurments of your pulse and blood pressure
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Biology
11th Grade
12/14/2009

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       Pulse  [image]  

Definition
The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck
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[image]Carotid Pulse

Definition
When the heartbeat is felt in the carotid artery in your neck.
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[image]Blood Presure

Definition
Is a mesure of the force of the blood on the arteries
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Radial Pulse

Definition
when the heartbeat is felt in the radial artery of the wrist.
Term

sphygmomanometer

 

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Definition
An instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries, especially one consisting of a pressure gauge and a rubber cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates to constrict the arteries.
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systolic pressure
Definition

Blood pressure within the arteries when the heart muscle is contracting.

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diastolic pressure
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