Question

what is blood pressure?how it is measured

Answer 1

When your heart beats, it pumps blood round your body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves, it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. The strength of this pushing is your blood pressure.. Blood pressure is measured with an instrument called a sphygmomanometer. ... Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and recorded with the systolic number first, followed by the diastolic number. hope this article helps u..

Answer 2

1) The pressure with which the blood flows in the blood vessels is known as blood pressure.

2) Blood pressure is measured in the upper artery.

3) There are two pressure readings.

4) One measures the strongest pressure during the time blood is forced out of the ventricles. This is called systolic pressure.

5) For a healthy young adult it will be $120$ mm of Hg.

6) The second reading is taken during the rest period, as the ventricles refills with blood. This is called diastolic pressure.

7) The diastolic pressure will be $80$ mm of Hg.

8) Doctors measure the blood pressure with a device called sphygmomanometer.