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Circulatory system
Systolic and diastolic pressure
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What is Systolic pressure?
The pressure produced within the arterial system when the
left ventricle contract
and pushes blood into the
aorta
The Systolic pressure of a normal healthy at rest?
120mmHg
What is diastolic pressure?
The
blood
pressure following the
ejection
of blood at complete cardiac diastole
Diastolic pressure in a normal healthy adult?
80mmHg
Arterial blood pressure is measured by?
Sphygmomanometer
How to calculate the arterial blood pressure?
Systolic
pressure (mmHg) /
diastolic
pressure (mmHg)