1. The force exerted by the blood on the wall of a blood vessel is called blood pressure.
2. This pressure is greater in the arteries than the veins.
3. The pressure in the artery during ventricular contraction is called the systolic pressure and the pressure in the artery during ventricular relaxation is called diastolic pressure.
4. The normal systolic pressure is 120 mm of Hg and the diastolic pressure is 80 mm of Hg.
5. Blood pressure is measured by an instrument called as sphygmomanometer. High blood pressure is called as hypertension.
2. This pressure is greater in the arteries than the veins.
3. The pressure in the artery during ventricular contraction is called the systolic pressure and the pressure in the artery during ventricular relaxation is called diastolic pressure.
4. The normal systolic pressure is 120 mm of Hg and the diastolic pressure is 80 mm of Hg.
5. Blood pressure is measured by an instrument called as sphygmomanometer. High blood pressure is called as hypertension.
