40B - Lab - Exercise #29

Question 1

Arteries

Answer 1

Thick walls

Carries oxygenated blood AWAY from heart

Question 2

Veins

Answer 2

Thin Walls

Carried deoxygenated blood INTO heart

Question 3

Blood pressure

Answer 3

Pressure exerted by blood against blood vessel walls and is a principal vital sign

Question 4

BP is an indication of what?

Answer 4

Cardiovascular health

Question 5

Pulse rate

Answer 5

number of beats per minute pulse rate

Question 6

What is normal heart rate?

Answer 6

70 - 80 BPM at REST

Question 7

Normal blood pressure

Answer 7

120/80 mm Hg

Question 8

Hypertension

Answer 8

High Blood Pressure

Abnormally high BP 140 / 90 mm Hg

Question 9

Hypotension

Answer 9

Low Blood Pressure
Abnormally low BP
90 / 60 mm Hg

Question 10

Stethoscope

Answer 10

Used to magnify sound

Question 11

Brachial Artery

Answer 11

Used to monitor blood pressure by listening to “sounds” in this blood vessel during BP measurements

Question 12

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 12

BP cuff

Question 13

Systolic Pressure

Answer 13

First sound heard and maximum pressure is 120 mm Hg

Question 14

Diastolic Pressure

Answer 14

Last faint sound heard and minimum pressure is 80 mm Hg

Question 15

Systole

Answer 15

Heart contraction

Question 16

Diastole

Answer 16

Heart relaxation

Question 17

Korotkoff Sounds

Answer 17

Sound caused by the turbulent flow of blood that can be heard until blood flow returns to normal

Question 18

What lifestyles changes can help lower BP?

Answer 18

Exercise, diet, stress