Blood Pressure Flashcards
1
Q
Define Blood Pressure
A
force excerted by blood againts blood vessel wall
2
Q
Systolic Blood Pressure
A
pressure exterd by blood on blood vessel wall during ventricular contractions
3
Q
Diastole
A
artieral blood pressure during diastole
4
Q
What does Pulse Pressure test for?
A
Differnce in Systolic and Diastolic
rigidity of elastic arteies
5
Q
Determinatns of Resistance
A
- Blood Vessel Diameter
- Blood Viscoity-Hamematorcirt
- Blood Vessel Length