Vital Signs: Blood Pressure 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Arterial blood pressure pressure exerted against blood vessel walls as blood flows through them
Each heart beat pushes. ...................................................................... 6 quarts of blood against the vessel walls
Systolic pressure pressure created against the vessel walls when the heart beats; most important
in management of BP; ONSET OF THE TAPPING KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Diastolic pressure pressure between heart beats when the heart relaxes; THE DISAPPEARANCE OF
KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Numbers in BP readings millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)
NORMAL blood pressure less than 120/80
Hypertension stays at or is above 140/90 mm Hg
Hypotension low blood pressure
65 million # of Americans w/ HBP
Sphygmomanometer flat cuff used to apply pressure to the arm and comprises of a cuff, bulb, and
manometer
CUFF of sphygmomanometer an airtight, inflatable bladder covered by a cloth sheath
BULB of sphygmomanometer squeezed to fill the cuff with air
MANOMETER of sphygmomanometer a gauge that measures air pressure in millimeters
Aneroid manometer gauge that is a round, dial-type gauge to indicate pressure; needs to
be calibrated every 6 months
Mercury manometer gauge that has a column of mercury that indicates pressure; most
accurate type of device, and if broken, mercury in the device poses a health
threat
Stethescope device that makes sound louder and transfers it to the clinician's ear that contains
earpieces, brace and binaurals, and an amplifying device
CORRECT Answers
Arterial blood pressure pressure exerted against blood vessel walls as blood flows through them
Each heart beat pushes. ...................................................................... 6 quarts of blood against the vessel walls
Systolic pressure pressure created against the vessel walls when the heart beats; most important
in management of BP; ONSET OF THE TAPPING KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Diastolic pressure pressure between heart beats when the heart relaxes; THE DISAPPEARANCE OF
KOROTKOFF SOUNDS
Numbers in BP readings millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)
NORMAL blood pressure less than 120/80
Hypertension stays at or is above 140/90 mm Hg
Hypotension low blood pressure
65 million # of Americans w/ HBP
Sphygmomanometer flat cuff used to apply pressure to the arm and comprises of a cuff, bulb, and
manometer
CUFF of sphygmomanometer an airtight, inflatable bladder covered by a cloth sheath
BULB of sphygmomanometer squeezed to fill the cuff with air
MANOMETER of sphygmomanometer a gauge that measures air pressure in millimeters
Aneroid manometer gauge that is a round, dial-type gauge to indicate pressure; needs to
be calibrated every 6 months
Mercury manometer gauge that has a column of mercury that indicates pressure; most
accurate type of device, and if broken, mercury in the device poses a health
threat
Stethescope device that makes sound louder and transfers it to the clinician's ear that contains
earpieces, brace and binaurals, and an amplifying device
