In this lab, we learned about how to take blood pressure and what blood pressure means. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels. Your blood pressure is higher when your heard beats compared to when the heart is relaxed. When looking at a blood pressure gauge, it is clear to see when the heart is beating because the needle pauses and moves up slightly. Blood pressure needs to be maintained, and high blood pressure is a major risk of cardiac health.
We recorded the blood pressure and bpm of ourselves and our lab partner. Our bpm was measured in the following locations: radial artery(wrist), carotid artery(neck), and at the common location of the chest. We also measured blood pressure with a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer.
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