The Circulatory System: blood pressure

Question 1

Blood pressure rises with each heartbeat - true or false?

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

Answer 2

Hypertension

Question 3

Why is high blood pressure (hypertension) called “the silent killer?”

Answer 3

People can live with hypertension for many years without having any symptoms.

Question 4

What are some causes of high blood pressure?

Answer 4

Salt in diet (absorbs water and blood volume increases); narrowed vessels due to cholesterol build up; stress; thickened blood

Question 5

What is blood pressure?

Answer 5

A measure of the pressure exerted by blood against the walls of blood vessels

Question 6

How is blood pressure recorded?

Answer 6

As two values - systolic and diastolic pressure - 120/80 (120 over 80) is considered normal

Question 7

Why is high pressure needed?

Answer 7

So blood reaches all parts of the body

Question 8

What is systolic pressure?

Answer 8

The blood pressure during the push of a heartbeat

Question 9

What is diastolic pressure?

Answer 9

The blood pressure in between heartbeats

Question 10

True or false: Blood pressure varies during each heart beat

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or false: Blood pressure is measured near the wrist

Answer 11

False