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What action of the heart cause the blood to be pushed under high pressure?
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∙ 10y ago
the contraction of the cardiac muscle
Jayda Quigley
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∙ 14y agoAccording to my Wikipedia search, something as simple as getting up too fast can cause hypotension or low blood pressure, which happens to most of us. However other causes that pose serious problems are the following
* Hormonal abnormalities (e.g., Addison's disease) * Hemorrhage - blood loss * Toxins including toxic doses of blood pressure medicine * Sepsis Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_pressure#Pathophysiology
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∙ 11y agoin the arteries the blood is undr high pressure due to the fact that the heart has just pushed the blood under pressure into the arteries (firstly from the atrium into the ventricle, then the ventricle into the aorta if the bloodis going to be pumped to the body the largest artery in the body) this firstly allows the blood to travel a great distance around the body to where it is needed quickly so that it reduces the need for an oxygen debt within the cells within muscles and organs.
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∙ 13y agoBlood in veins is under low pressure because it is going back to your heart to be reoxygenated
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