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What is the meaning of blood pressure?
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True or false the force of blood against the walls of the arteries is called blood pressure?
True.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to high blood pressure?
Hypertensive is the medical term meaning pertaining to hypertension, or high blood pressure.
What is the Medical term meaning blood pressure cuff?
The medical term for a blood pressure cuff is a sphygmomanometer.
What is the medical term meaning Blood pressure?
Hypertension
The blood pressure gradient from the aorta to the capillaries is greater than the blood pressure gradient from the venules to the right atrium?
True
Why does an increase in blood volume result in a decrease in blood pressure?
It doesn't. The opposite is true. Blood pressure is proportional to blood volume. The greater the blood volume is, the higher the blood pressure will be. This is because there will be a greater volume of blood flowing through the blood vessels which means that a greater pressure will be exerted on the walls of the blood vessels, which means increased blood pressure.
Are Baroreceptors are effective in longterm regulation of blood pressure?
true
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 medical term meaning difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure reading?
Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings.
What is the medical term meaning lower than normal blood pressure?
LBP. Low Blood Pressure aka HypotensionLBP - hypotension
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.
