Shadow Health-Antihypertensives Concept Lab EXAM QUESTIONS &ANSWERS GRADED A+
Blood pressure (BP) the force applied by circulating blood on the walls of the blood vessels Systolic pressure the pressure against the walls when the hearts ventricles contract Diastolic pressure the pressure exerted when blood is replenished in the heart Normal BP Adults: around 120/80 mmHg When is BP highest when heart muscles contract When is BP lowest When heart muscles relax, allowing blood back into the heart Factors of Blood pressure 1) systemic blood volume 2) Cardiac output 3) peripheral resistance Blood volume the volume of the blood within the entire circulatory system Cardiac output the volume pumped out of the heart per minute Peripheral resistance the
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