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_______ is the upper or higher pressure of blood exerted on the walls of blood vessels while travelling |
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Answer» There are TWO pressures measured: (1) the SYSTOLIC pressure (the higher pressure and the first number recorded), which is the force that blood exerts on the artery walls as the HEART contracts to pump the blood to the PERIPHERAL ORGANS and tissues, and (2) the diastolic pressure (the lower pressure and the secondExplanation: |
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