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In which kind of blood vessels is blood pressure usually highest?
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∙ 14y ago
The arteries, but to be exact, the aorta.
Adolfo Mosciski
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What is the medical term meaning highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels?
The systolic pressure is the highest pressure measured against the walls of blood vessels.
What is the highest pressure against the blood vessels and also occurs when the ventricles contract?
The highest pressure against the blood vessels is Systolic Pressure, and it occurs when the ventricles contract.
What is the lowest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels?
No, systolic pressure is the highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels. Diastolic pressure is the lowest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels.
Blood pressure is a measurement of what?
Blood pressure is the measure of the force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels that it is contained in. Blood pressure is usually expressed in mmHg as the systolic pressure divided by the diastolic pressure.
Is blood pressure highest in the veins?
No. Veins carry the blood back to the heart, and are low-pressure vessels. The arteries are the high-pressure vessels.
What is the highest pressure against the blood vessels?
systolic, its the number on top, that's why that number is larger
What blood pressure readings means?
Blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system which transports blood throughout the body.Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. It means blood pressure is the speed of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.
Blood preaaure is defined as the force that blood exerts on the inner walls of blood vessels true or false?
True, blood pressure is the force that the blood exerts against the walls of the blood vessels, usually the arteries.
Which blood vessels is blood pressure the highest?
The arteries, which are strong, flexible, and resilient, carry blood away from the heart and bear the highest blood pressures THE AORTA...IT THE FIRST "MAJOR" ARTERY THAT LEAVES THE HEART. 2nd would be the Pulmonary Veins (reversed arteries-veins) in the Respiratory system.
What blood vessels have the highest amount of pressure exerted on them?
The aorta, the arteries located on your upper thighs or the ones located in your neck.
Where is blood pressure high?
blood vessels
How do calculate pulse rate?
Blood pressure is the force or pressure that blood puts on the walls of your arteries as it goes through your body. Blood Pressure readings are usually written as 2 numbers. The first and higher number is called systolic pressure. It is the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats. The second and lower number is called the diastolic pressure. It is the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart is resting between beats.
