G2- Blood Pressure

1. Which is not a unit for pressure?

• N/m²

• N/m³

• mmHg

• torr

2. It is an instrument used to measure blood pressure___

• Barometer

• Manometer

• Sphygmomanometer

• Speedometer

3. It is the force that the blood exerts against the arterial walls.

• Blood Pressure

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Liquid Pressure

• None of the above

4. Diastolic Pressure is the blood pressure experienced during a heartbeat.

• False

• True

5. The normal reading of blood pressure for a healthy human is

• 120/80 torr

• 140/70 mmHg

• 150/80 mmHg

• 120/80 mmHg

6. Low blood pressure: Hypertension ; High blood pressure: Hypotension

• True

• False

7. A reading of 140/90 mmHg is considered as

• Hypotension

• Hypertension

• Surface tension

• None of the above

8. Where is blood pressure usually measured?

• Elastic Artery

• Brachial Artery

• Renal Artery

• Aorta

9. It is the science or study of blood and blood diseases.

• Hepatology

• Neurology

• Hematology

• None of the above

10. Friction is a force that opposes the flow of a fluid.

• True

• False