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blood pressure and pulse rate
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
10/21/2014

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THE TERM BLOOD PRESSURE MOST COMMONLY IS USED TO REFER TO
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SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL PRESSURE
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THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE ACHEIVED DURING VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION IS CALLED
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SYSTOLIC PRESSURE
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THE LOWEST PRESSURE THAT REMAINS IN THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM DURING VENTRICULAR RELAXATION IS CALLED
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DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
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THE PULSE RATE IS EQUAL TO
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THE HEART RATE
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A PULSE THAT FEELS FULL AND IS NOT EASILY COMPRESSED IS PRODUCED BY
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AN ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE
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THE INSTRUMENT COMMONLY USED TO MEASURE SYTEMIC ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS CALLED A
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
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BLOOD PRESSURE IS EXPRESSED IN UNITS OF
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MM/MERCURY
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THE UPPER NUMBER OF THE FRACTION USED TO RECORD BLOOD PRESSURE INDICATES THE
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SYSTOLIC PRESSURE
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SYSTOLIC PRESSURE AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE IS CALLED
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THE PULSE PRESSURE
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WHAT ARTERY IN THE ARM IS THE STANDARD SYSTEMIC ARTERY IN WHICH BLOOD PRESSURE IS MEASURED
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