Tag: circulatory system

Hypoxia, or low oxygen tension in the blood, triggers various physiological responses, including coughing or increased respiratory effort, to improve oxygen intake.

Normal resting blood pressure for a healthy adult is typically defined as 120/80 mm Hg. The numerator represents systolic pressure, and the denominator represents diastolic pressure.

Reserpine is an alkaloid derived from Rauwolfia serpentina. It was historically used as an antihypertensive agent to treat high blood pressure.

A sphygmomanometer or blood pressure meter is a device used to measure blood pressure.

Epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) is a neurotransmitter which regulates the contraction and relaxation of the heart. The effect of adrenalin is known as the fight-or-flight response. It increases the heart beat.

Blood pressure is defined as the pressure applied by the blood on the walls of arteries and veins during circulation. The instrument used is called a sphygmomanometer, and two variables are measured:
1. Systolic pressure, which occurs during heart muscle contraction, averages around 120 and is expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
2. Diastolic pressure, which occurs during relaxation of the heart muscle, averages around 80 mm Hg.

Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the flowing blood on the elastic walls of arteries. Blood pressure is measured in two stages- systolic and diastolic. The instrument by which we can measure blood pressure is called sphygmomanometer. In humans, the blood pressure is measured in the brachial artery.

Blood pressure is the pressure applied on the arteries and veins during the circulation. The instrument used is called a sphygmomanometer and two variables are measured as follows
1. Systolic pressure, which occurs during heart muscle contraction which forces blood into arteries, averages around 120mmHg and is expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
2. Diastolic pressure, which occurs during relaxation of the heart muscle, averages around 80 mm Hg.

Hypertension is the term for blood pressure that is higher than normal (120/80). In this measurement, 120 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury pressure) is the systolic, or pumping pressure and 80 mm Hg is the diastolic, or resting, pressure.