Lab: Blood Pressure

Question 1

Systolic Pressure

Answer 1

Pressure in the arteries at peak ventricular contraction

Question 2

Dystolic Pressure

Answer 2

Pressure during ventricular relaxation

Question 3

Tachycardia

Answer 3

Fast heartbeat

Question 4

Bradycardia

Answer 4

Slow Heartbeat

Question 5

Placement of bood pressure cuff

Answer 5

The brachial artery is used to test what.

Question 6

Symptom of hypertension

Answer 6

Over 40mm Hg blood pressure

Question 7

“Working Pressure”

Answer 7

Another term for pulse pressure

Question 8

Symptom of aortic stenosis, constrictive pericarditis or tachycardia

Answer 8

Under 30mm Hg blood pressure

Question 9

Units of pulse pressure

Answer 9

HG

Question 10

Formula for lengths of cardiac cycle

Answer 10

BPM/2

Question 11

What is the average resting pulse rate / bpm

Answer 11

75 bpm

Question 12

What is a healthy blood pressure

Answer 12

1 5/7

Question 13

Artherosclerosis

Answer 13

The most common form of arteriosclerosis caused by build up of lipid deposits (plaque) in the tunica media

Question 14

Effect of arteriosclerosis

Answer 14

Raised blood pressure, coronary artery disease, strokes.