Blood Pressure Quiz

Systemic BP is created by the pumping of the ______________ of the heart.

Blood pressure (BP) is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the ____________.

Systolic BP is the pressure when the left ventricle is ______________.

Diastolic BP is the pressure when the left ventricle is ______________.

In systemic circulation, BP is highest in the ____________, then decreases in the arterioles and capillaries, and is lowest in the _______________.

Which type of BP should you expect to be higher?

Which vessels return blood to the heart?

Which blood vessel type contains the most smooth muscle?

The elastic walls of large arteries are stretched during ventricular ____________ and recoil during ventricular ______________.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

Following severe hemorrhaging (blood loss) BP will ______________.

True or false: The systolic pressure is marked by the disappearance of the “lubb” sound as the blood flows freely through the artery.

True or False: High blood pressure is a major risk factor for a number of health problems including strokes and congestive heart failure

Low blood pressure causes side effects such as ______________ and ______________ because not enough oxygenated blood is reaching areas that need a steady supply of oxygen, nutrients, and also waste removal.