Question

Systolic pressure:

A. varies depending on whether it is measure during the pulmonary circuit or the systemic circuit.

B. is highest in the aorta and lowest in capillary beds.

C. is measured when ventricles are relaxing, but atria are contracting.

D. is always higher than diastolic pressure.

Answer 1

The blood pressure is the pressure created in the arteries during the blood circulation throughout the body. Blood pressure is of two types systolic and diastolic pressure. Systolic pressure is created when the heart muscles contract and squeezes out the blood from the heart, due to the contraction pressure is increased and reflected in the arteries. The normal systolic pressure is 120 mg/Hg

Diastolic pressure refers the relaxed state of the heart muscles, the heart will receive the blood from the body parts. When the heart is in relaxed state the pressure will be less. The normal diastolic pressure is 80 mm/Hg

So, the correct answer is always systolic pressure is higher than diastolic pressure.