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To calculate Mean Arterial Pressure: (Systolic Blood Pressure + 2(______ Blood Pressure)) / 3
diastolic
A ______ is a device used to measure blood pressure.
sphygmomanometer
Inflate the cuff to completely ______ the brachial artery.
occlude
No sounds should be heard through a ______ placed near the brachial artery because no blood flow is occurring.
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Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is the ______ pressure in the aorta, which occurs during systole.
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Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is the ______ pressure in the aorta, which occurs during diastole.
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Arterioles provide about ______% of the vasculature's overall resistance.
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The biggest drop in blood pressure happens at the ______.
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Blood pressure gets less and less ______ as the blood moves away from the heart.
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By the time blood reaches the capillaries, it has completely lost its ______ nature.
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Blood flow through the capillaries has to be very ______, or they will burst.
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Many students believe that capillaries will have the largest ______ to blood flow.
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You must Inflate the cuff to a pressure that is higher than what you expect the ______ blood pressure to be.
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Record the pressure when the first sound is heard through a stethoscope.This represents the ______ blood pressure.
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Continue deflating the cuff until no sound is heard and record the pressure.This is the ______ blood pressure.
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Blood pressure Is reported like a ______.
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The top number is the ______ pressure.
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The bottom number is the ______ pressure.
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