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What is the medical term meaning pressure against the arterial walls when the heart is at rest?
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∙ 10y ago
Blood pressure (abbreviated BP) is the pressure of blood against the walls of a vessel. The rhythmic beating nature of that pressure, caused by the alternating ventricular contraction and relaxation in the heart, is the pulse (abbreviated P).
Blood pressure has two values - the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure.
When the heart beats, it pushes blood through the arteries to all of the tissues in the body. It is at this point that the pressure from the blood against the artery walls is at its highest and this value is the systolic blood pressure.
When the heart is at rest, in between beats, the pressure on the artery walls is much lower and this value is known as the diastolic blood pressure.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoSystolic blood pressure.
The systolic pressure is the highest pressure in the arteries.
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∙ 10y agoThe medical term for the resting pressure is 'Diastolic pressure'
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∙ 8y agoSystolic: The blood pressure when the heart is contracting.
Diastolic: The blood pressure when the heart rests between beats.
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∙ 9y agoblood pressure
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