Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

Normal blood pressure is...

• 120/80 mmHg and below

• 80/120 mmHg and below

• 140/90 mmHg and below

• 80/140 mmHg and below

The force of blood pushing against your arteries is...

• Heart Rate

• Temperature

• Respiration Rate

• Blood Pressure

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

• Yes

• No

What is the blood pressure in the picture?

• 118

• 118/78

• 78

• 78/70

• 70

When measuring blood pressure, you are measuring the ____ of blood flowing through arteries

• rate

• quality

• force

• regularity

The measurement of force exerted on the wall of the arteries when the heart contracts is

• systolic pressure

• diastolic pressure

• pulse pressure

If the arteries are narrow and hard, the blood prrssure is likely to be _____ than normal

• higher

• lower

What is heart rate?

• Oxygen going to the heart

• The number of times your heart beats in a minute

• Blood pumping though the body

• Carbon dioxide leaving the body

Heart rate when the body is at rest

• Slow heart rate

• Resting heart rate

• Target heart rate

• Working heart rate

Common places to find heart rate

• Neck and wrist

• Tongue and armpit

• Thigh and bicep

• Ear and temple