Explanation of Blood Pressure

BLOOD PRESSURE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CASE 1............................................................................................................................................3
Explanation of Blood Pressure....................................................................................................3
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure...........................................................................................3
Factors impacting the blood pressure readings............................................................................4
Mechanism by which atherosclerosis alter the systemic blood pressure.....................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

CASE 1
Explanation of Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is simply the pressure of blood in the arteries. Its production happens by
the contraction of the muscles of heart. It is also considered as the measure of the force which is
used by the heart for pumping blood around the body. If the blood pressure is elevated then it is
termed as the hypertension. It is the most important for the blood pressure to be normal. If there
is no pressure which performs the function of forcing the blood to flow around the system which
is known as circulatory system, then no nutrients or oxygen can be delivered through the
important arteries to the organs and tissues (Banegas and et.al., 2018). The blood pressure can be
dangerously high or can be too low. It is also responsible for delivering the white blood cells and
the antibodies for hormones like insulin along with immunity.
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