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If I measure your blood pressure using a blood pressure cuff on your arm and get a reading of 115/75 mm
Hg, the number 115 mm Hg represents:
The pressure in your left ventricle during systole
The pressure in your left ventricle during diastole
brachial artery during systole
The pressure
in
your
The pressure in your brachial artery during diastole
The pressure in your aorta during systole
The pressure in your aorta during diastole
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 If I measure your blood pressure using a blood pressure cuff on your arm and get a reading of 115/75 mm Hg, the number 115 mm Hg represents: The pressure in your left ventricle during systole The pressure in your left ventricle during diastole brachial artery during systole The pressure in your The pressure in your brachial artery during diastole The pressure in your aorta during systole The pressure in your aorta during diastole
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Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg, normal blood pressure of an healthy adult is systolic pressure of  less than 120 and diastolic pressure of less than 80.

Systolic blood pressure measures the pressure in arteries when heart beats while as diastolic blood pressure measures pressure in arteries when heart rests during beats.

 

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