Exercise 33

90

In reporting a blood pressure of 120/90, which number represents the diastolic pressure?

Cardiac cycle

A graph illustrating the pressure and the volume changes during one heart beat is called ____.

Murmurs

Abnormal heart sounds called ___ can indicate valvular problems.

Diastole

According to general usage ___refers to ventricular relaxation.

Sounds of korotkoff

The ____are characteristics sounds that indicate the resumption of blood flow to the artery being occluded when taking blood pressure.

75

The average heart beats approximately ___times per minute.

Radial artery

The pulse is most often taken at the lateral aspect of the wrist above the thumb compressing the _____.

Pulse

The term ___refers to the altering surges of pressure in an artery that occur with each contraction and relaxation of the left ventricle.

Sphygmomanometer

What device will you use today to measure your subjects blood pressure ?

True

When ventricular systole begins intraventricular pressure increases rapidly closing the atrioventricular (av) valves.